Links to Additional Resources
Government
Food Stamps helps households buy the food they need for good health and are used like cash to buy food.
Recipes and tips for healthy, thrifty meals.
The Department of Health and Human Services has primary responsibility for the delivery of public health and human services that address the basic and critical needs of the county's most vulnerable children, adults and seniors in Montgomery County.
Nutrition.gov provides easy access to the best food and nutrition information from across the federal government. It serves as a gateway to reliable information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety for consumers, educators and health professionals.
Home page of the US Department of Agriculture, which administers or coordinates most of the Federal Government's food and nutrition programs.
The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), formerly known as the Food and Consumer Service, administers the nutrition assistance programs of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The mission of FNS is to provide children and needy families better access to food and a more healthful diet through its food assistance programs and comprehensive nutrition education efforts.
Research and Advocacy
A nationwide Christian citizen's movement seeking justice for the world's hungry people by lobbying national decision makers.
Established in 1990, the Center brings cutting-edge empirical evidence to the attention of policy makers, the press and the public.
Contains information related to national community food-security issues as well as action steps to take to influence food-security policy.
The (CHC) is a nonprofit anti-hunger training organization founded by former Rep. Tony Hall and located in Washington, D.C.
Feeding America is the nation's largest hunger-relief organization, distributing surplus food to more than 23 million Americans each year.
FRAC is a leading national organization working to improve public policies to eradicate hunger and under nutrition in the United States. Founded in 1970 as a public interest law firm, FRAC is a nonprofit and nonpartisan research and public policy center that serves as the hub of an anti-hunger network of thousands of individuals and agencies across the country.
The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) established Maryland Hunger Solutions (MDHS) as a project to fight hunger and improve the nutrition, health, and well-being of children and families in Maryland.
Mazon is a national, nonprofit agency which allocates donations from the Jewish community to nonprofit organizations providing food, help and hope to hungry people of all faiths and backgrounds.
Share Our Strength is committed to addressing both immediate and long-term solutions to hunger and poverty. They support organizations providing emergency food as well as programs working to help low-income individuals manage their own resources.
A nonpartisan organization and policy institute that conducts research and analysis on a range of government policies and programs.
Read about the latest domestic hunger facts.
