3/22/22

What’s new: On March 14, SNA joined 127 organizations in sending a letter to the White House, urging President Biden to publicly commit to convening a White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Hunger and Health.

Why it matters: The letter specified, “A new White House Conference would bring together a broad range of stakeholders to create a real, concrete plan to eliminate hunger and food insecurity, address hunger’s root causes and ensure nutritious food is accessible to all.”

Go deeper: The spending package, signed into law by President Biden last week, directs the Health and Human Services Department to convene the Conference “for the purpose of developing a roadmap to end hunger and improve nutrition by 2030.