About the Interfaith Campaign for Food and Nutrition Security
The Interfaith Campaign for Food and Nutrition Security is a consortium of faith-based and secular organizations committed to advancing shared goals around reducing hunger and improving nutrition and health, that faith and secular communities can work on together in partnership with the public and private sectors.
This grassroots campaign by the Alliance to End Hunger, Bread for the World, Church World Service, Feeding America, Interfaith Public Health Network, Islamic Relief USA, and MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger engages civil society in the goal to “end hunger and increase healthy eating and physical activity by 2030, so that fewer Americans experience diet-related diseases like diabetes, obesity, and hypertension.”
Why?
Achieving the ambitious goals of improving food access and affordability, prioritizing nutrition and food security through the healthcare system, and empowering all consumers to make and have access to healthy choices will take a concerted effort across sectors at the federal, state and local levels. Mobilizing communities of faith is critical to the eventual success of these efforts. This campaign complements existing efforts of various organizations to raise awareness about the need for improved food and nutrition security, support needed food systems changes and engage communities and individuals in creating healthy communities.
How?
This campaign seeks to involve faith-based and secular groups and individuals by:
- Raising awareness of the campaign’s shared goals around food and nutrition security and the subsequent challenge to end hunger and build healthy communities.
- Creating fact sheets, toolkits and other resources to help participants take action to create transformative food systems changes in local communities.
- Hosting educational meetings and webinars to help participants understand how they can be involved with improving food access and affordability, assist the healthcare system in improving food and nutrition security, and empowering all consumers to make and have access to healthy choices.
- Creating opportunities for participants to take action to advance relevant aspects of the 2022 National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition and Health.
View Our Virtual Prayer for an End to Hunger Event
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Recent ICFNS Blogs
World Food Day — Statement of Support for Food and Nutrition Security in the U.S.