| Ending Childhood Hunger: North Texas Food Insecurity Summit 28.2% of children in Texas are food insecure compared to the national child food insecurity rate of 23.2% Last year, over 65% of the students in Dallas-Fort Worth who were eligible for free school breakfast did not receive one. The North Texas Food Insecurity Summit will focus on the critical areas of childhood hunger, universal school breakfast, childhood obesity, food deserts and food policy priorities for the next legislative session. Participants will have an opportunity to engage in discussion of each of these areas in order to increase their understanding of the issues and develop their own plan of action.
WHEN: Thursday, August 23rd, 9:00am-2:00pm
Registration and Coffee 8:30am-9:00am
WHERE: Communities Foundation of Texas
5500 Caruth Have Lane, Dallas, Texas, 75225 $35 Registration Fee includes lunch: REGISTER HERE The summit will include presentations from:
Kim Aaron, North Texas Food Bank on Increasing Community Food Security
Jeremy Everett, Texas Hunger Initiative on Collaboration to End Hunger in Texas
Reverend Gerald Britt, City Square on Innovative Community Impact
Susan Hoff, United Way on Addressing Childhood Obesity Through Food Security
With a panel on Breakfast in the Classroom featuring Dora Rivas of Dallas ISD
and Michael Rosenberger of Irving ISD
More event and speaker details to follow. For more information on the event and co-sponsorship opportunities, please contact Michaela Bernacchio atmbernacchio@childrenatrisk.org     
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