2010 Arizona End Childhood Hunger Conference
Friday, April 23, 2010
9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m. Breakfast/Exhibits
Desert Springs Community Church
14440 West Indian School Road
Goodyear, AZ
Cost: non-perishable food donation
Great Keynote Speakers:
Lisa Pino is an attorney who was appointed as Deputy Administrator of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, at the Food and Nutrition Service of USDA. She most recently served as Director of Public Affairs for the bilingual broadcasting network HITN-TV in New York, and Director of Public Affairs for IIA College in Arizona. Her background in community work includes a focus on serving immigrant and low-income communities in areas including law, housing, education, labor and employment. She has additionally served the Florence Immigrant Rights and Refugee Project, Community Legal Services Farmworker Unit, Littler Global Migration Group, the Government Accountability Office, U.S. Attorney’s Office, and the Library of Congress. A New York native, she received her B.A., M.A., and J.D. at Arizona State University, and she is a member of the Arizona Bar. In 2008, she completed Harvard University’s Executive Public Leadership program as a National Hispana Leadership Institute Fellow, and The White House Project Program in New York.
Ellen Teller is a national authority and advocate for federal child nutrition programs and will be our speaker for the afternoon plenary at the 2010 Arizona End Childhood Hunger Conference on April 23, 2010 being held in Goodyear, Arizona. She will share with us the latest news on Child Nutrition Reauthorization currently being debated in Congress and how this will impact Federal Child Nutrition Programs and it’s effect on Arizona. Ellen Teller is the Director of Government Affairs for FRAC the leading national nonprofit organization working to improve public policies and public-private partnerships to eradicate hunger and undernutrition in the United States. FRAC works with hundreds of national, state and local nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and corporations to address hunger and its root cause, poverty. FRAC coordinates at the national level the Campaign to End Childhood Hunger which is a movement of people from all walks of life and vocations whose common mission is ending hunger among our children. FRAC supports The Arizona Partnership to End Childhood Hunger.
Great Workshops:
Strategies to End Childhood Hunger in Arizona: Join a fish bowl discussion on the key strategies to alleviate childhood hunger. This is an opportunity for us to share and learn from each other on how we will accomplish this goal.
Nutrition and Learning: Hear from a National expert on the role of school nutrition programs in alleviating hunger, best practices in school nutrition, and the critical link between nutrition and leaning.
The Changing Face of Arizona’s Safety Net for Children: What might Arizona’s health and human service safety-net look like after the current budget cuts take effect this year? Come and experience through an inter-active roll play activity what vulnerable Arizonans – families, children, the disabled, and seniors – may be facing in the next year. Be ready to move, stand and sit, during this workshop, but mostly, be willing to think and project how the services you provide might have to be done differently.
Advocacy: Learn how to effectively make your voice heard. This workshop will offer tools and knowledge on how to contact your legislators and other government officials and getting your message written in language that is brief, concise and one that will be taken seriously.
Farm to School Program: Find out about the Farm to School programs in Arizona and how this benefits hungry children and farmers in your community.
The Arizona Nutrition Network: Learn how you can connect or become a community partner in this initiative. The Arizona Nutrition Network assists its partners in making nutrition education consistent, clear, and concise among agencies, organizations, and health professionals throughout Arizona.
How to Feed Hungry Children After School: Join an expert panel and learn more about the BackPack Program, Kid’s Cafe and other programs designed to meet the needs of hungry children after school, weekends, and school vacations.
Arizona is 50th in the Nation for Summer Food Service Program: Learn what you can do to help sponsor or volunteer for a Summer Food Service Program in your community. The Summer Food Program is a federally funded program designed to feed needy children during school vacations from May through September.
Hunger 101 The Faces of Hunger: This is an interactive session looking at the faces of hunger and empowers you to participate in solutions to eliminate food insecurity, hunger, and poverty in Arizona, and encourages people to take appropriate action to fight hunger and poverty in their communities.
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