Petition Congress: Support Child Nutrition Programs

Dear Congress:

"Our nation’s child nutrition programs feed nearly 19 million kids each day.

School lunch, breakfast, and summer feeding programs are critical to making sure kids who live on the brink of hunger have enough to eat.

I urge you to support a $1 billion increase in funding for child nutrition."

Sincerely,

On his radio show last week, Rush Limbaugh blasted successful school feeding programs and suggested the best way to end childhood hunger this summer is to encourage kids to look for food in their local dumpsters.

Hungry children may be a laugh line to Rush Limbaugh, but to us, they are our future.

Nearly one in four children in our country live on the brink of hunger. School feeding programs feed nearly 19 million children each day. Only 11 percent of those children receive meals in the summer. Dumpster diving is not the solution.

Sign the petition today to urge our congressional leaders to support a $1 billion increase in funding for these programs.

Besides offending the dignity of children who live on the brink of hunger, Limbaugh’s video raises several myths about hunger.