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Famers Markets Find Success with Double Up Oklahoma
Farmers Markets Find Success with Double Up Oklahoma by Leslie Young, Double Up Oklahoma Program Manager April 22, 2022 According to the United States Department of Agriculture, fifteen percent of Oklahoma households are food-insecure. It’s a staggering...
Capitol Insider: Latest News on Food Insecurity Policy & Advocacy (April 2022)
Capitol Insider: Latest News on Food Insecurity Policy & Advocacy by Jessica Dietrich, Director of Government Relations and Public Policy April 25, 2022 2022 Legislative Session The state legislative session will adjourn in the next month. There are approximately...
Hunger Free Oklahoma Adds Narine Lambert and Keili McEwen to Executive Team
Hunger Free Oklahoma (HFO) has hired new organizational leadership with the addition of Narine Lambert as Director of Finance and Administration and Keili McEwen as Director of Strategic Advancement.
School Breakfast is Important
School Breakfast is Important by Eugenia Chow, Richard Comeau, Jessica Dietrich, Matthew McClure, Katie Raymond, Devin Schroeder, and Taz Shah March 23, 2022 More than 1 in 5 children in Oklahoma experience food insecurity, meaning they lack adequate nutrition...
Capitol Insider: Latest News on Food Insecurity Policy & Advocacy (March 2022)
Capitol Insider: Latest News on Food Insecurity Policy & Advocacy by Jessica Dietrich, Director of Government Relations and Public Policy March 23, 2022 2022 Legislative Session The state legislative session is almost at the halfway point, with the second major...
Capitol Insider: Latest News on Food Insecurity Policy & Advocacy (February 2022)
Capitol Insider: Latest News on Food Insecurity Policy & Advocacy by Jessica Dietrich, Director of Government Relations and Public Policy February 23, 2022 2022 Legislative Session Legislative session is now underway, with both chambers primarily focused on...
Planting the Seeds of Food Justice
Planting the Seeds of Food Justice by Sarah Smith-Moore, Hunger Outreach Program Specialist February 23, 2022 Food is a basic need that every human being deserves but it is also more than that. Food nourishes our bodies, connects us to our families, our...
Oklahoma Lawmakers Join LOCAL Coalition on Visit to Grocery Store Utilizing “Double Up Oklahoma” Program
The Lift Oklahoma Communities, Agriculture, and Lifestyles (LOCAL) Coalition is seeking ways to expand the DUO program across the state through a stronger public/private partnership.
Looking Ahead into 2022
Looking Ahead into 2022 by Chris Bernard, Executive Director January 19, 2022 2021 did not play out in the manner many of us had thought or hoped it would at the beginning of the year. While we were able to get back to some degree of normalcy for part of the...
Capitol Insider: Latest News on Food Insecurity Policy & Advocacy (January 2022)
Capitol Insider: Latest News on Food Insecurity Policy & Advocacy by Jessica Dietrich, Director of Government Relations and Public Policy January 18, 2022 2022 Legislative Session This week is the bill filing deadline ahead of the 2022 legislative session which...
Hunger Free Oklahoma Executive Director Testifies at Congressional House Committee on Rules Roundtable on Rural Hunger
Chris Bernard, Hunger Free Oklahoma’s executive director, was invited to testify at a congressional roundtable, along with four other experts from across the nation, as part of an effort to examine the issue of hunger in rural America.
Capitol Insider: Latest News on Food Insecurity Policy & Advocacy (December 2021)
Capitol Insider: Latest News on Food Insecurity Policy & Advocacy by Jessica Dietrich, Director of Government Relations and Public Policy, and Bailey Ashbaker, Senior Policy Analyst and Engagement Specialist December 17, 2021 Chris Bernard Testifies Before House...
Hunger Free Oklahoma Executive Director Testifies at Congressional House Committee on Rules Roundtable on Rural Hunger
Hunger Free Oklahoma Executive Director Testifies at Congressional House Committee on Rules Roundtable on Rural Hunger December 8, 2021 Chris Bernard, Hunger Free Oklahoma’s executive director, was invited to testify at a congressional roundtable, along with four...
Capitol Insider: Latest News on Food Insecurity Policy & Advocacy (November 2021)
Capitol Insider: Latest News on Food Insecurity Policy & Advocacy by Jessica Dietrich, Policy & Government Relations Manager and Bailey Ashbaker, Senior Policy Analyst and Engagement Specialist November 17, 2021 Announcing the LOCAL Coalition Hunger Free...
Hunger Free Oklahoma Turns 5!
Reflection on Hunger Free Oklahoma's First 5 Years by Chris Bernard, Executive Director November 17, 2021 In reflecting on HFO’s five years of work and thinking of how to best sum it up for the newsletter, I struggled. Listing accomplishments and impacts is a...
DUO Lifts Oklahoma Communities, Agriculture, and Lifestyles
Double Up Oklahoma has potential to transform our state through bold vision and action by Jessica Dietrich, Policy and Government Relations Manager October 22, 2021 Oklahoma has some of the poorest health indicators in the nation, ranking 45th overall according...
Capitol Insider: Latest News on Food Insecurity Policy & Advocacy (October 2021)
Capitol Insider: Latest News on Food Insecurity Policy & Advocacy by Jessica Dietrich, Policy & Government Relations Manager October 22, 2021 Pandemic EBT Update Oklahomans are continuing to receive P-EBT benefits from the 2020-2021 school year. The Oklahoma...
Capitol Insider: Latest News on Food Insecurity Policy & Advocacy
Capitol Insider: Latest News on Food Insecurity Policy & Advocacy by Jessica Dietrich, Policy & Government Relations Manager September 22, 2021 School Year 2020-2021 Pandemic EBT UpdateLast week the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, in partnership...
Hunger Free Oklahoma Receives Critical Investment from National Anti-Hunger Organization
As the country continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, Hunger Free Oklahoma (HFO) is one of 52 organizations selected to receive funding through a critical $2.5 million investment from MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger. The national anti-hunger organization’s partnership grants will help stem the tide in persistent food insecurity that was exacerbated by pandemic-related shutdowns.
SNAP in Schools Project Expansion
SNAP in Schools Project Expansion by Candace Pape-Macedo, Senior Manager of SNAP Programs September 20, 2021 No Kid Hungry and Hunger Free Oklahoma are partnering to expand the Oklahoma SNAP in Schools project. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...