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1 June 3, 2015

2 Thanks to this webinar s co- sponsors:

3 Moderator: Deborah Weinstein Execu've Director, Coali'on on Human Needs

4 Bre2 Weisel Our mission is to feed America s hungry through a na'onwide network of member food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger. Director of Advocacy, Feeding America

5 Tammy San8ago Boston, MA A project of Drexel U s Center for Hunger- Free Communi'es, hkp:// our- projects/witnesses- hunger

6 Witnesses to Hunger A research and advocacy project partnering with the real experts on hunger, mothers and caregivers of young children who have experienced hunger and poverty. Through their photographs and stories, witnesses advocate for their own families and others and seek to create las'ng changes on a local, state and na'onal level.

7 Tammy SanCago, Witnesses to Hunger - Boston TAMMY is a 24- year- old mother of two. She was studying poli'cal science at Northeastern University but needed to take 'me off from school to work to support her family. As a teen mom, Tamara faced a lot of challenges that she had to overcome, including living in a shelter. She works very hard to make a beker life for her and her children. Literally Nothing In the shelter, everybody gets a cupboard. That s one person s cupboard. They don t have any food, and they live in the shelter. It s sad. Literally nothing, not even a speck, and I was just so surprised. I didn t say anything, cause I felt so bad. And she has a son. I don t know what he eats. I give her food all the 'me. I feel bad. I m not going to let her starve, or her son starve.

8 Witnesses to Hunger in AcCon

9 Being a Voice Being a voice is very empowering. Not everyone is able to share their story so it is up to those of us who can to do so.

10 How to ParCcipate in the Campaign Erik Stegman, Director of Field Outreach and Advocacy Michael Richardson, Field Outreach and Advocacy Coordinator Greg Kaufmann, Editor, TalkPoverty.org Poverty to Prosperity Program

11 About the campaign Erik Stegman Director of Field Outreach and Advocacy Poverty to Prosperity Program Center for American

12 About the campaign We want this to be an empowering experience for everyone who par'cipants We re here to help and want to make it as easy as possible to take part We want to share the experiences of a wide diversity of those who benefit from these programs We designed this campaign to amplify story gathering you may already be doing at whatever scale, or to help you share stories if you re new to doing it We want this to be an opportunity to share communi'es with your community, as well as na'onally with media and policymakers

13 Join the campaign for a chance to: Have your expenses paid to travel to Washington, DC this fall with other par'cipants to take ac'on with us through congressional visits, media and training opportuni'es, and more! Have your experience highlighted in a book, Community Voices: Nutri'on Assistance MaKers to be distributed to House and Senate offices this fall. Take part in other ac'on opportuni'es our partners iden'fy

14 How to parccipate Michael Richardson Coordinator, Field Outreach and Advocacy Poverty to Prosperity Program Center for American Progress

15 3 Steps to ParCcipate: 1. Iden8fy a personal experience you want to share. 2. Write or record your story, or interview someone else with a personal story. 3. Register at our website and upload your story: hkp://talkpoverty.org/share- personal- experience- chance- come- washington- dc- take- ac'on/

16 2 ways to Share Your Experience and Join the Campaign 1. Write it. Go to our Campaign Submission page at TalkPoverty.org to register and enter your wriken story. 2. Record it. Download the new free StoryCorp app to record your story and copy the link once you submit our Campaign Submission page. Or, upload a recording from Vimeo or YouTube.

17 Example of the Submission Page

18 Timeline June 3 through July 17 Open period for submissions Help us promote the campaign Encourage individuals with personal experiences in your community to join the campaign Late July/Early August Par'cipants who have been chosen to par'cipate in ac'on events in DC or to be included in our book will be no'fied. September Release of our booklet, events on Capitol Hill and with media, further opportuni'es to help us share your experiences

19 About our campaign toolkit Available on the campaign webpage: hkp://talkpoverty.org/share- personal- experience- chance- come- washington- dc- take- ac'on/ Contains prac'cal informa'on, tools, and 'ps for par'cipa'ng including: How to join the campaign and use tools like the new StoryCorps app The kinds of stories we re looking for An sample interviewer s guide An informa'on page for someone you re interviewing Other ways to take ac'on aeer registering for the campaign

20 What kind of experiences are we looking for? Specific programs, including: SNAP, formerly known as Food Stamps WIC Summer meals School breakfast, lunch, and aeer school meals Child care feeding programs

21 What kind of experiences are we looking for? To give policymakers and the public an understanding of the wide range of ways these programs are important, we are looking for: How nutri'on assistance programs impact families Service providers and their clients in the community How programs have helped improve economic security. The challenges faced when par'cipa'ng in these programs The diversity of those who par'cipate in these programs. How hunger is connected to many other issues of poverty.

22 Sharing a story to make an impact Greg Kaufmann, Editor TalkPoverty.org Center for American Progress

23 For more informacon: Michael C. Richardson Coordinator, Field Outreach and Advocacy Poverty to Prosperity Program, Center for American Progress x9708 Rev. Kelly Wilkins Outreach and Field Manager Coali'on on Human Needs x111

24 QuesCons?