SDG 2: Zero Hunger
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End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.
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How is Boston tracking toward SDG 2: Zero Hunger?
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Support these regional organizations
Help improve healthy access to food with Food For Free , a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit that “improves access to healthy food through establishing innovative programming and partnerships. ”
Volunteer with The Food Project , a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit that brings together youth and adults to create a sustainable food source to support deserving members of the community.
Donate to The Greater Boston Food Bank , a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit and the largest hunger-relief organization in New England, striving to ensure everyone has three meals a day.
Support Project Bread , a Massachusetts based organization that anticipates and responds to immediate nutrition needs with emergency and short-term programs - provided with dignity and kindness.
Key pieces of legislation
“An act establishing community fridges to address food insecurity” https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/SD1836
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Volunteer with Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization.
No Kid Hungry helps fund free school breakfast and lunches, as well as summer meal programs. They also lobby for the protection and expansion of federal food security programs like SNAP.
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Petition more childcare centers to follow MA Children At Play , a program that provides structure and guidelines to childcare centers to incorporate healthy eating and physical activity into childcare.
Support the continuation of the New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center : A partnership with Boston Children's Hospital to help increase resources to address childhood obesity.
Key pieces of legislation
“An act to promote healthy alternatives to sugary drinks” https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/HD1813
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See how The Obesity Society promotes innovative research, effective and accessible care, and public health initiatives that will reduce the personal and societal burden of obesity.
The Obesity Action Coalition is committed to raising awareness of the root causes of obesity and providing medical resources and education to people with obesity
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Volunteer with Community Servings , a Jamaica Plain-based program serving “nutritionally-tailored meals and providing nutrition education to thousands of people per year across MA.”
Donate to Fair Foods , a Dorchester-based 501 (c) (3) nonprofit with a cornerstone program to provide low-cost produce to community members.
Volunteer with St. Francis House: the largest day shelter for the homeless in Massachusetts. St. Francis House relies on volunteers and donations to serve over 600 hot, nutritious meals every day.
Key pieces of legislation
“An active relative to establishing an emergency food assistance committee” https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/SD1185
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See how Healthy Food Access brings together research, best practices, resources, and policy information for community members, practitioners, advocates, entrepreneurs, and others who are committed to ensuring that all communities have equitable access to healthy, quality, affordable food.
World Food Program USA is a part of the United Nations World Food Program (UNWFP), and is vital as an emergency resource for populations around the world facing severe food shortages
Meals on Wheels delivers meals to senior citizens unable to leave their homes across the US