From Feeding America: Four Ways to Make your Voice Heard during August Recess

It’s August and that means legislators are back home for their Summer Recess—meeting with voters, catching up on the issues that are important to you, and getting ready to get back to work in the fall. Now is the perfect time for advocates like you to help us educate Members of Congress about the need to protect and strengthen programs that put food on the table for hungry Americans.
 

Four Ways You Can Help  

It’s easy to make an impact during the August recess. Here are four simple actions you can take to help raise awareness of hunger in America with your legislators before they go back to Washington:
 

• Post a comment on your legislators’ Facebook Wall or tag them in a message urging them to help America’s seniors, children, and low-income families by protecting hunger-relief programs in the Farm Bill.
• Send your Member of Congress a tweet about the importance of passing a strong Farm Bill that invests in programs that put food on the table for hungry Americans.
• Attend a town hall or event with your Member of Congress during the recess and ask them what they plan to do to protect hunger-relief programs in the Farm Bill.
• Consider drafting a short LTE to your local newspaper calling on your representatives in Congress to focus on working toward a hunger-free America by passing a strong Farm Bill that protects programs that help feed Americans struggling with hunger.
   

By reminding our legislators about their duty to serve and protect all Americans—especially seniors, children, and low-income families fighting hunger—we can help make sure Congress understands that hunger costs us all.
 

Let us know how you’re helping raise awareness of hunger during August Recess. Post a note on ourFacebook Wall, tweet at us (@FeedingAmerica), or send us an email today!