[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Pages 27420-27424]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                     THE HUNGER RELIEF ACT OF 1999

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, yesterday Senators Specter, Leahy, 
Jeffords, and I introduced The Hunger Relief Act of 1999, S. 1805. Our 
goals in this legislation are to promote self-sufficiency and the 
transition from welfare to work, and to eradicate childhood hunger by 
increasing the availability of food stamps to low-income working 
families. Republicans and Democrats share these goals, and it deserves 
broad bipartisan support.
  I ask unanimous consent that the full text of the bill and the 
statement of organizations supporting the bill be printed in the 
Record.
  There being no objection, the materials were ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

                                S. 1805

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Hunger Relief Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF FOOD STAMP BENEFITS FOR ALIENS.

       (a) Limited Eligibility of Qualified Aliens for Certain 
     Federal Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Section 402(a) of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Federal programs'' 
     and inserting ``Federal program'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (D)--

       (I) by striking clause (ii); and
       (II) in clause (i)--

       (aa) by striking ``(i) SSI.--'' and all that follows 
     through ``paragraph (3)(A)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(i) In general.--With respect to the specified Federal 
     program described in paragraph (3)'';
       (bb) by redesignating subclauses (II) through (IV) as 
     clauses (ii) through (iv) and indenting appropriately;
       (cc) by striking ``subclause (I)'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``clause (i)''; and
       (dd) in clause (iv) (as redesignated by item (bb)), by 
     striking ``this clause'' and inserting ``this subparagraph'';
       (iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``paragraph (3)(A) 
     (relating to the supplemental security income program)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (3)'';
       (iv) in subparagraph (F);

       (I) by striking ``Federal programs'' and inserting 
     ``Federal program'';
       (II) in clause (ii)(I)--

       (aa) by striking ``(I) in the case of the specified Federal 
     program described in paragraph (3)(A),''; and
       (bb) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a period; and

       (III) by striking subclause (II);

       (v) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``Federal programs'' 
     and inserting ``Federal program'';
       (vi) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``paragraph (3)(A) 
     (relating to the supplemental security income program)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (3)''; and
       (vii) by striking subparagraphs (I), (J), and (K); and
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking ``means any'' and all that follows through 
     ``The supplemental'' and inserting ``means the 
     supplemental''; and
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (B).

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       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 402(b)(2)(F) of the 
     Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 
     Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(b)(2)(F)) is amended by striking 
     ``subsection (a)(3)(A)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(3)''.
       (b) Five-Year Limited Eligibility of Qualified Aliens for 
     Federal Means-Tested Public Benefit.--Section 403 of the 
     Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 
     Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(2), by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(L) Assistance or benefits under the Food Stamp Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``not apply'' and all that follows through 
     ``(1) an individual'' and inserting ``not apply to an 
     individual''; and
       (B) by striking ``; or'' and all that follows through 
     ``402(a)(3)(B)''.
       (c) Authority for States To Provide for Attribution of 
     Sponsor's Income and Resources to the Alien With Respect to 
     State Programs.--Section 422(b) of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 (8 U.S.C. 1632(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(8) Programs comparable to assistance or benefits under 
     the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).''.
       (d) Requirements for Sponsor's Affidavit of Support.--
     Section 423(d) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1183a note; 
     Public Law 104-193) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(12) Benefits under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2011 et seq.), if a sponsor is unable to make the 
     reimbursement because the sponsor experiences hardship 
     (including bankruptcy, disability, and indigence) or if the 
     sponsor experiences severe circumstances beyond the control 
     of the sponsor, as determined by the Secretary of 
     Agriculture.''.
       (e) Derivative Eligibility for Benefits.--Section 436 of 
     the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1646) is repealed.
       (f) Application.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), this 
     section and the amendments made by this section shall apply 
     to assistance or benefits provided under the Food Stamp Act 
     of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) for months beginning on or 
     after October 1, 2001.
       (2) Refugees and asylees.--In the case of an alien 
     described in section 402(a)(2)(A) of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)(A)), this section and the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to assistance or 
     benefits provided under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2011 et seq.) for months beginning on or after April 1, 2000.

     SEC. 3. VEHICLE ALLOWANCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 5(g)(2) of the Food Stamp Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(g)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B)(iv)--
       (A) by striking ``subparagraph (C)'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraphs (C) and (D)''; and
       (B) by striking ``to the extent that'' and all that follows 
     through the end of the clause and inserting ``to the extent 
     that the fair market value of the vehicle exceeds $4,650; 
     and''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Alternative vehicle allowance.--If the vehicle 
     allowance standards that a State agency uses to determine 
     eligibility for assistance under the State program funded 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 601 et seq.) would result in a lower attribution of 
     resources to certain households than under subparagraph 
     (B)(iv), in lieu of applying subparagraph (B)(iv), the State 
     agency may elect to apply the State vehicle allowance 
     standards to all households that would incur a lower 
     attribution of resources under the State vehicle allowance 
     standards.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     take effect on July 1, 2000.

     SEC. 4. MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF EXCESS SHELTER EXPENSE DEDUCTION.

       Section 5(e)(7)(B) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2014(e)(7)(B)) is amended by striking clauses (iii) and (iv) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(iii) for fiscal year 1999, $275, $478, $393, $334, and 
     $203 per month, respectively;
       ``(iv) for fiscal year 2000, $280, $483, $398, $339, and 
     $208 per month, respectively;
       ``(v) for fiscal year 2001, $340, $543, $458, $399, and 
     $268 per month, respectively; and
       ``(vi) for fiscal year 2002 and each subsequent fiscal 
     year, the applicable amount during the preceding fiscal year, 
     as adjusted to reflect changes for the 12-month period ending 
     the preceding November 30 in the Consumer Price Index for All 
     Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
     of the Department of Labor.''.

     SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL 
                   COMMODITIES UNDER EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 214 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 
     U.S.C. 7515) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--In addition to any other funds that are 
     made available to carry out this section, there are 
     authorized to be appropriated to purchase and make available 
     additional commodities under this section $20,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.
       ``(2) Direct expenses.--Not less than 15 percent of the 
     amount made available under paragraph (1) shall be used to 
     pay direct expenses (as defined in section 204(a)(2)) 
     incurred by emergency feeding organizations to distribute 
     additional commodities to needy persons.''.
                                  ____


  Statement of Organizations Supporting The Hunger Relief Act of 1999

       Our broad coalition of anti-hunger, immigrant, religious, 
     labor, children's, elderly, and allied groups urges passage 
     of the Kennedy-Specter Hunger Relief Act of 1999. This 
     crucial legislation would help to address a serious problem 
     plaguing millions of children and adults--widespread hunger 
     and food insecurity.
       The bill would target Food Stamp Program improvements to 
     ensure more adequate nutrition assistance for at-risk groups, 
     especially needy legal immigrants and low-income households 
     with children, including working families and families with 
     children with high shelter costs. It also would provide 
     greater resources through The Emergency Food Assistance 
     Program (TEFAP) for those families, children, and elderly 
     turning to food pantries and other emergency feeding sites.
       Recent studies confirm that, despite a strong overall 
     economy, hunger and food insecurity are prevalent in 
     communities across the country. While participation in the 
     Food Stamp Program declined by more than seven million 
     persons over the past three years, many working parents still 
     struggle to feed their families. A July 1999 GAO study 
     concludes, ``children's participation in the Food Stamp 
     Program has dropped more sharply than the number of children 
     living in poverty, indicating a growing gap between need and 
     assistance.'' USDA has determined that 6.1 million adults and 
     3.3 million children lived in households which experienced 
     hunger during 1998, and hunger rates are highest in 
     households with children led by single women and minorities. 
     An Urban Institute study of former welfare recipients finds 
     that 33% have to skip or cut meals due to lack of food.
       The toll hunger takes on individuals, families, and 
     communities is serious. Children who lack adequate daily 
     nutrition score lower on tests, miss school more often, have 
     more disciplinary difficulties, and face increased health 
     risks. Hunger diminishes adults' health and ability to 
     concentrate as well. And hunger diminishes all of us as a 
     society when we allow hunger in the midst of such affluence. 
     Hunger has a cure and our nation must take steps to implement 
     that cure.
       This legislation takes several important steps in 
     alleviating hunger. First, it builds on the bipartisan down 
     payment the 1998 Agricultural Research Act made in 
     restorations of benefits for needy legal immigrants. The 
     Hunger Relief Act restores food stamp eligibility to all 
     otherwise eligible legal immigrants. Among these are 
     taxpayers working in low-income jobs, parents of young 
     children, and elderly persons.
       Second, the bill updates food stamp rules. Most low-income 
     parents need a car to get to work, but families who own a 
     vehicle worth more than $4,650 may be disqualified from 
     receiving food stamps. This limit has risen only $150 since 
     1977, and is less than the amount that most states deem 
     appropriate for allowing working parents to own a reliable 
     car and still qualify for the Temporary Assistance for Needy 
     Families (TANF) Program. The Hunger Relief Act allows states 
     the option of using the same rules to count the value of a 
     vehicle under both TANF and Food Stamp Programs.
       Third, the bill helps low-income families with children 
     with high shelter costs. In order to allow food stamp 
     allotments to more accurately reflect actual household need, 
     the Food Stamp Program takes into account a household's 
     shelter expenses when determining the household's food stamp 
     allotment. The program does this by allowing households to 
     deduct shelter costs from their income. Current food stamp 
     rules, however, cap the amount of shelter costs ($275 now, 
     $300 starting in FY 2001) that non-elderly, non-disabled 
     households may deduct, leaving many families with children 
     forced to choose between heating and eating. The hunger 
     Relief Act raises the food stamp shelter deduction cap to 
     $320 per month over four years and then indexes it to 
     inflation.
       Fourth, the Hunger Relief Act bolsters TEFAP, which since 
     1983 has leveraged private and volunteer resources in 
     communities across the country to meet short-term nutrition 
     needs of families in crisis and provided an outlet for excess 
     government-owned commodities. As many as one in ten Americans 
     a year turn to the emergency feeding network. Last December 
     the U.S. Conference of Mayors reported that requests for 
     emergency food assistance had increased by an average of 14%, 
     with 78% of the cities registering increases. According to a 
     report released by America's Second Harvest in 1998, 39% of

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     those who sought emergency food were employed, with half of 
     those employed full-time. The private charitable sector 
     cannot meet present needs alone. The Hunger Relief Act 
     authorizes additional appropriations of $100 million over 
     five years for commodity purchases and food distribution 
     costs, approximately 10% more than present spending.
       The Hunger Relief Act would make important progress in 
     addressing hunger in America. Please add your voice to those 
     leaders supporting the initiative.


                         national organizations

       America's Second Harvest.
       American Association of School Administrators.
       American Ethical Union, Washington Ethical Action Office.
       American Federation of State, County, and Municipal 
     Employees (AFSCME).
       American Federation of Teachers.
       American Friends Service Committee.
       American Jewish Committee.
       American Network of Community Options and Resources.
       American Protestant Health Alliance.
       American School Food Service Association.
       Americans for Democratic Action.
       Asian & Pacific Island American Health Forum.
       Bread for the World.
       Catholic Charities, USA.
       Center for Law and Social Policy.
       Center for Women Policy Studies.
       Children's Defense Fund.
       Coalition on Human Needs.
       Communications Workers of America.
       Food and Allied Service Trades, AFL-CIO.
       Food Research and Action Center.
       Immigration and Refugee Services of America.
       Jewish Council for Public Affairs.
       Jewish Labor Committee.
       Leadership Conference on Civil Rights.
       Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service.
       Lutheran Office for Governmental Affairs, ELCA.
       Lutheran Services in America.
       MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger.
       McCauley Institute.
       Mennonite Central Committee U.S., Washington Office.
       Migrant Legal Action Program.
       National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium.
       National Association of Social Workers.
       National Center for Youth Law.
       National Center on Poverty Law.
       National Coalition for the Homeless.
       National Council of Churches.
       National Council of La Raza.
       National Council of Senior Citizens.
       National Council of Women's Organizations.
       National Federation of Filipino American Associations.
       National Immigration Law Center.
       National Korean American Service and Education Consortium.
       National Urban League, Inc.
       NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby.
       Presbyterian Church (USA), Washington Office.
       RESULTS.
       Service Employees International Union.
       The Childrenos Foundation.
       The Episcopal Church.
       Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations.
       UNITE.
       United Auto Workers (UAW).
       United Church of Christ, Office for Church in Society.
       United Food and Commercial Workers Union.
       United Jewish Communities.
       United Methodist Church, General Board of Church and 
     Society.
       United States Catholic Conference.
       U.S. Conference of Mayors.
       Volunteers of America.
       Welfare Law Center.
       Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
       World Hunger Year.
       World Relief National Immigration Resource Network.

                                Alabama

       Alabama Coalition Against Hunger.
       Alabama New South Coalition.
       Bay Area Food Bank, Mobile.

                                 Alaska

       Catholic Social Services.
       St. Francis House.

                                Arizona

       Association of Arizona Food Bank.
       Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Arizona.
       United Food Bank, Mesa.
       Westside Food Bank, Sun City.
       WHEAT (World Hunger Ecumenical Arizona Task Force).

                                Arkansas

       Arkansas Hunger Coalition.
       Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas, Jonesboro.

                               California

       Alameda County Community Food Bank.
       Asian and Pacific Islander Older Adults Task Force.
       Asian Community Mental Health Services.
       Asian Law Alliance.
       Asian Pacific American Legal Center.
       Blue Collar and South Los Angeles Housing Maintenance.
       Organization for Women.
       California Association of Food Banks.
       California Emergency Foodlink.
       California Food Policy Advocates.
       California Immigrant Welfare Collaborative.
       Center on Poverty Law and Economic Opporutnity.
       Central American Resource Center.
       Child Care Food Program Roundtable.
       Clinica Para las Americas.
       Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.
       Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking.
       Community Food Bank, Fresno.
       Desert Cities Hunger Action.
       El Rescate Legal Services.
       Employment Law Center/Legal Aid Society of San Francisco.
       Filipino Ameican Service Group, Inc.
       Foodbank of Santa Barbara County.
       Food Share, Inc., Oxnard.
       Fresno Metro Ministry.
       Homeless Health Care Los Angeles.
       Human Services Network of Los Angeles.
       Jewish Community Relations Committee of The Jewish 
     Federation of Greater Los Angeles.
       Kids in Common.
       Korean Resource Center.
       LA's BEST After School Enrichment Program.
       Los Angeles Coalition to End Hunger and Homelessness.
       Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.
       Marin Community Food Bank.
       Mission San Jose Dominicans.
       Northern California Coalition for Immigrant Rights.
       Pico Union Westlake Cluster Network, Inc.
       Plaza Community Center, Los Angeles.
       Portals-South Central Opportunity Center.
       Rakestraw Memorial Community Education Center.
       Riverside County Department of Community Action.
       Sacramento Hunger Commission.
       Saint Margaretos Center, Catholic Charities of Los Angeles.
       San Francisco Food Bank.
       Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County Senior.
       Gleaners, Inc., North.
       Highlands.
       Sisters of the Holy Names, Justice and Peace Committee.
       Sisters of the Holy Names, California Province.
       Leadership.
       Team.
       Sisters of Saint Joseph Justice Office.
       South Central Family Health Center.
       The Lambda Letters Project.
       Union Station Foundation.
       Western Center on Law and Poverty.

                                Colorado

       Colorado Refugee Services Program.
       Community Food Share, Longmont.
       Food Bank of the Rockies.
       Immigrant Assistance Program.
       Lutheran Office of Governmental Ministry.
       Metro Caring.
       Weld Food Bank.

                              Connecticut

       End Hunger Connecticut.
       Food Bank of Greater Hartford.
       Hartford Food System.

                                Delaware

       Food Bank of Delaware.
       La Esperanza.

                          District of Columbia

       Bread for the City and Zacchaeus Free Clinic.

                                Florida

       Daily Bread Food Bank.
       Florida Atlantic University Department of Social Work.
       Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, Inc.
       Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center.
       Florida Impact.
       Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida, Ft. Myers.
       Lutheran Social Services of Northeast Florida, 
     Jacksonville.
       Mercy Migrant Education Ministry.
       Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeastern Florida, 
     Jacksonville.
       Second Harvest Food Bank of the Big Bend, Tallahassee.

                                Georgia

       Atlanta Community Food Bank.
       Second Harvest Food Bank of Coastal Georgia, Savannah.

                                 Hawaii

       Sisters of St. Joseph, Hoomaluhia Community.
       The Hawaii Food Bank, Inc.

                                 Idaho

       Idaho Foodbank Warehouse, Inc.

                                Illinois

       Bethlehem Center Food Bank.
       Chicago Anti-Hunger Federation.
       Fund for Immigrants and Refugees.
       Greater Chicago Food Depository.
       Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights.

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       Illinois Community Action Association.
       Illinois Hunger Coalition.
       Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago.
       Loaves and Fishes, Etc. Peoria Area Food Bank.
       World Relief DuPage.

                                Indiana

       North Central Indiana Food Bank, Inc., South Bend.
       Proyecto Hispano (Mennonite Church).
       Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Indiana, Gary.
       Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana, Anderson.

                                  Iowa

       Cedar Valley Food Bank, Waterloo.
       HACAP Food Reservoir, Cedar Rapids.
       Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

                                 Kansas

       Campaign to End Childhood Hunger in Kansas.
       Kansas Food Bank Warehouse, Inc.

                                Kentucky

       Godos Pantry Food Bank, Inc.
       Kentucky Hunger Task Force.

                               Louisiana

       Bread for the World, New Orleans.
       Food Bank of Central Louisiana, Alexandria.
       Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans.

                                 Maine

       Catholic Charities, Maine, Social Justice and Peace 
     Services.
       Good Shepard Food Bank, Lewiston.
       Maine Association of Interdependent Neighborhoods.
       Maine Center for Economic Policy.
       Maine Coalition for Food Security.
       Partners in Ending Hunger.
       Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland.

                                Maryland

       Baltimore Jewish Council.
       Center for Poverty Solutions.
       The Maryland Food Bank, Inc.

                             Massachusetts

       Boston Department of Neighborhood Development.
       Greater Boston Food Bank.
       International Institute of Boston.
       Massachusetts Citizens for Children and Youth.
       Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy, Coalition.
       Mass Law Reform Institute.
       Project Bread.
       The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, Inc.
       Worcester County Food Bank, Inc., Shrewsbury.

                                Michigan

       Center for Civil Justice.
       Detroit Food Security Council.
       Food Bank of Eastern Michigan, Flint.
       Food Bank of Oakland County, Pontiac.
       Michigan Migrant Legal Assistance Project, Inc.
       Second Harvest Gleaners Food Bank of Western Michigan, 
     Inc., Grand Rapids.

                               Minnesota

       Channel One Food Bank, Inc., Rochester.
       Lutheran Coalition for Public Policy in Minnesota.
       Minnesota FoodShare.
       Second Harvest Food Bank of the Northern Lakes, Duluth.
       Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater Minneapolis.

                              Mississippi

       Mississippi Food Network.

                                Missouri

       Citizens for Missourios Children.
       Harvesters--The Community Food Network, Kansas City.
       Missouri Assn. For Social Welfare.
       Ozarks Food Harvest, Springfield.
       Second Harvest Food Bank of the Missouri-Kansas Region.
       St. Louis Area Food Bank.

                                Montana

       Gallatin Valley Food Bank.
       Montana Food Bank Network.
       Montana Hunger Coalition.

                                Nebraska

       Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in Public Interest

                                 Nevada

       Food Bank of Northern Nevada, Sparks.

                             New Hampshire

       New Hampshire Food Bank.

                               New Jersey

       Catholic Community Services.
       Center for Food Action in New Jersey.
       Central New Jersey Maternal & Child Health Consortium.
       Community Food Bank of New Jersey, Hillside.
       Food Bank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, Spring Lake.
       Food Bank of South Jersey.
       Guadalupe Family Services.
       Immigration and Refugee Services, Diocese of Trenton.
       Lutheran Office of Governmental Ministry in New Jersey.
       Mercer Street Friends.
       Mexican American Unity Council, Inc.
       New Jersey Immigration Policy Network, Inc.
       North Hudson Community Action Corporation.
       Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth.
       State Emergency Food and Anti-Hunger Network.
       UNITE New Jersey Council.

                               New Mexico

       Lutheran Office of Governmental Ministry.
       New Mexico Advocates for Children & Families.
       New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty.

                                New York

       Boys and Girls Club of Rochester, Inc.
       Cattaraugus Community Action, Salamanca.
       Center for Constitutional Rights.
       Community Food Resource Center.
       Council of Senior Centers and Services of New York City, 
     Inc.
       Delaware Opportunities, Inc., Delhi.
       Food Bank of Central New York, East Syracuse.
       Food Bank of the Southern Tier, Elmira.
       Food Bank of Western New York, Buffalo.
       Food For Survival, Bronx.
       Health and Welfare Council of Long Island.
       Hunger Action Network of New York State.
       Latino Commission on AIDS.
       Long Island Cares, Inc.
       New York Association for New Americans, Inc. (NYANA).
       New York Immigration Coalition.
       Niagara Community Action Program, Inc.
       Nutrition Consortium of New York State.
       Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York, Latham.
       SENSES: Statewide Emergency network for Social and Economic 
     Security.
       SSEC RAICES.
       The Legal Aid Society.
       Utica Citizens in Action.

                             North Carolina

       Manna Food Bank, Inc., Asheville.
       North Carolina Hunger Network.
       Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina.
       The Advocacy for the Poor, Inc.
       University of North Carolina Department of Nutrition.

                              North Dakota

       Great Plains Food Bank, Fargo.

                                  Ohio

       Association of Ohio Children's.
       Corryville Family Resource Center, Friars Club.
       Episcopal Public Policy Network--Ohio.
       Hunger Network in Ohio.
       Ohio Food Policy & Anti Poverty Action Center.
       Ohio Hunger Task Force.
       Ohio Urban Resources System (OURS).
       Public Children Services Association of Ohio.
       Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio, Amherst.
       Shared Harvest Foodbank, Inc., Fairfield.
       Southeastern Ohio Legal Services, Athens.

                                Oklahoma

       Tulsa Community Food Bank.

                                 Oregon

       Carpenters Food bank, Portland.
       Lutheran Advocacy Ministry of Oregon.
       Oregon Center for Public Policy.
       Oregon Food Bank.
       Oregon Hunger Relief Task Force.

                              Pennsylvania

       Community Food Warehouse, Farrell.
       Greater Berks Food Bank, Reading.
       Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger.
       Greater Philadelphia Food Bank.
       Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.
       Just Community Food Systems of South Central Pennsylvania, 
     Gettysburg.
       Just Harvest, Homestead.
       Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania.
       Northside Common Ministries.
       Pennsylvania Hunger Action Center.
       Philabundance.
       St. John's Organic Community Garden.
       Second Harvest Food Bank of Lehigh Valley and Northeast 
     Pennsylvania, Allentown.
       SHARE Food Program, Inc.
       South Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, Harrisburg.
       H&J Weinberg Northeast Pennsylvania Regional Food Bank, 
     Wilkes Barre.

                              Rhode Island

       George Wiley Center and Campaign to Eliminate Childhood 
     Poverty.
       Rhode Island Community Food Bank.

                             South Carolina

       South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center.
       South Carolina Committee Against Hunger.
       South Carolina Department of Social Services.

                              South Dakota

       Black Hills Regional Food Bank, Inc., Rapid City.
       Second Harvest Food Bank of South Dakota, Sioux Falls.

                               Tennessee

       MANNA.
       Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee, Knoxville.

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       Second Harvest Food Bank of Nashville.
       Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee, Gray.
       Tennessee Justice Center.

                                 Texas

       Center for Public Policy Priorities.
       Community Food Bank of Victoria.
       El Buen Samaritano.
       Food Bank of Corpus Christi, Inc.
       High Plains Food Bank, Amarillo.
       Houston Immigration Policy Team.
       Mexican American Unity Council, Inc.
       North Texas Food Bank, Dallas.
       Parish Social Ministry St. Maryos Cathedral.
       Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word.
       South Plains Food Bank, Lubbock.
       Sustainable Food Center, Austin.
       Tarrant Area Food Bank, Forth Worth, TX.
       Texas Alliance for Human Needs.
       Texas Council on Family Violence.
       Texas Immigrant and Refugee Coalition.
       Texas IMPACT.
       The Houston Food Bank.
       The Paulos Foundation, Fort Worth.
       United Way of Texas.

                                  Utah

       Coalition of Religious Communities and Crossroads Urban.
       Center, Salt Lake City.
       Utahns Against Hunger.

                                Vermont

       Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger.
       Vermont Food Bank, Inc.

                                Virginia

       Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, Inc., Verona.
       Food Bank of Southeastern Virginia.
       Fredericksburg Area Food Bank.
       Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy.
       Virginia Poverty Law Center.

                               Washington

       Children's Alliance Food Policy Center.
       Food Lifeline, Shoreline.
       Lutheran Public Policy Office of Washington.
       Maple Valley Food Bank and Emergency Services.
       Second Harvest Food Bank of the Inland Northwest, Spokane.
       South Puget Sound Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (SPSHCC).
       State Representative Kip Tokuda.
       Washington Alliance for Immigrant and Refugee Justice.
       Washington State Anti-Hunger Coalition.
       Western Region Anti-Hunger Consortium (multi-state).

                             West Virginia

       West Virginia Coalition on Food and Nutrition.

                               Wisconsin

       Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee.
       Lutheran Office for Public Policy in Wisconsin.

                                Wyoming

       St. Markos Episcopal Church Food Closet.
       Wyoming Childrenos Action.
       The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, Dayton.

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