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Hunger in America: Organizations and Resources
Association of Nutrition Services Agencies
http://www.causes.com/causes/107497-association-of-nutrition-services-agencies-ansa
Association of Nutrition Services Agencies (ANSA) is a leading international association of food
and nutrition services providers, strengthening the capacity of its members and advocating for
public policies that promote the impact of good nutrition. ANSA was born in response to the
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic as an alliance of nonprofits providing
food for people coping with the disease. Its members and partners come from all areas of the
United States and abroad, ranging from large home-delivered meal providers to small
community pantries.
Bread for the World
425 3rd St, SW, Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20024
Phone: (800) 822-7323
http://www.bread.org/
Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice urging our nation’s leaders to end hunger at
home and abroad.
Coalition on Human Needs
1120 Connecticut Ave, NW, Suite 312
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 223-2532
Fax: (202) 223-2538
http://www.chn.org/
The Coalition on Human Needs is an alliance of national organizations working together to
promote public policies that address the needs of low-income and other vulnerable populations.
The coalition’s members include civil rights, religious, labor, and professional organizations and
individuals concerned about the well-being of children, women, the elderly, and people with
disabilities.
Congressional Hunger Center
Hall of the States Building
400 N Capitol Street, NW, Suite G100
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 547-7022
Fax: (202) 547-7575
www.hungercenter.org
The Congressional Hunger Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that works to make issues of domestic
and international hunger a priority to policymakers in the United States government. It also
works to raise a new generation of leaders who will continue the fight against hunger and
poverty.
End Hunger Network
3819 Hunt Manor Dr
Fairfax, VA 22033
Phone: (703) 860-1273
www.endhunger.com
Founded by actor Jeff Bridges and other entertainment industry leaders in 1984, the End Hunger
Network has a long record of innovative and impactful initiatives aimed at encouraging,
stimulating, and supporting action to end childhood hunger, including the Los Angeles World
Hunger Event, End Hunger Televent, Live Aid, U.S. Presidential End Hunger Awards,
Primetime to End Hunger, Fast Forward to End Hunger, Hunger in America film.
Feeding® America: The Nation’s Food Bank Network
35 E Wacker Dr, Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: (800) 771-2303
Fax: (312) 263-5626
http://feedingamerica.org/
As the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity, members of Feeding America’s food
bank network supply food to more than 37 million Americans each year, including 14 million
children and 3 million seniors. Feeding America benefits from the unique relationship between
its 202 local member food banks at the front lines of hunger relief and the central efforts of the
national office.
Food Research and Action Center
1875 Connecticut Ave, NW, Suite 540
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: (202) 986-2200
Fax: (202) 986-2525
http://frac.org/
The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) is 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, corporations, and labor organizations to address hunger,
food insecurity, and their root cause, poverty. As Congress Daily has written, FRAC is “the
premier anti-hunger group in Washington.”
MAZON
10495 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 100
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Phone: (800) 813-0557
Fax: (310) 442-0030
www.mazon.org
Founded in 1985, MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger is a national nonprofit organization
working to end hunger among people of all faiths and backgrounds in the United States and
Israel.
National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness
http://www.studentsagainsthunger.org/page/hhp/mission
This campaign is committed to ending hunger and homelessness in America by educating,
engaging, and training students to directly meet individuals’ immediate needs, while advocating
for long-term systemic solutions.
No Kid Hungry®
1730 M St, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (800) 969-4767
http://www.nokidhungry.org/
The No Kid Hungry campaign connects kids in need with nutritious food and teaches their
families how to cook healthy, affordable meals. The campaign also engages the public to make
ending childhood hunger a national priority.
Oxfam America
226 Causeway St, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
and
1100 15th St, NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (800) 776-9326
http://www.oxfamamerica.org
The mission of Oxfam America is to create lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and injustice. Its
efforts focus on saving lives, developing long-term solutions to poverty, and campaigning for
social change. As one of 17 members of the international Oxfam confederation, Oxfam America
works with people in more than 90 countries to create lasting solutions.
RESULTS
www.results.org
RESULTS creates long-term solutions to poverty by supporting programs that address its root
causes—lack of access to medical care, education, or opportunity to move up the economic
ladder. It does this by empowering ordinary people to become extraordinary voices for the end of
poverty in their communities, the media, and the halls of government. The collective voices of
these grassroots activists, coordinated with grass-tops efforts driven by its staff, leverage millions
of dollars for programs and improved policies that give low-income people the tools they need to
move out of poverty.
Society of St. Andrew
3383 Sweet Hollow Rd
Big Island, VA 24526
Phone: (800) 333-4597 or (434) 299-5956
http://endhunger.org
Since 1983, the Society of St. Andrew has salvaged fresh, nutritious produce from American
farms (unmarketable produce) and delivered it to agencies across the nation that serve the poor.
The Alliance to End Hunger
425 3rd St, SW, Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20024
Phone: (202) 639-9400
Fax: (202) 639-9401
http://www.alliancetoendhunger.org/
The Alliance to End Hunger develops innovative partnerships among its members; political
commitment among leaders; and global connections among groups working to end hunger
worldwide. The alliance has more than 100 members, made up of corporations, nonprofit groups,
universities, individuals, and Christian, Jewish, and Muslim religious bodies.
World Food Program USA
1725 Eye St, NW, Suite 510
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 530-1694
http://usa.wfp.org/
World Food Program USA is a nonprofit organization that builds support in the United States to
end global hunger. The program engages individuals and organizations, shapes public policy,
and generates resources for the United Nations World Food Program and other hunger relief
operations.
Contributed by Elaine M. Koontz, RD, LD/N
Review Date 3/13
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