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ALERT:
TANF needs your attention now.

Stop this action before it becomes law. Congress is currently working to reauthorize Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). The United States House of Representative has passed a bill (H.R. 4) that increases mandatory work hours for poor working women. This bill does not adequately invest in support services for families so they can become self-sufficient. It would allow a dangerous waiver process through which the executive branch could eliminate protections in the Food Stamp and other programs, and permit five states to opt for Food Stamp Program block grants. This means that states could take money from the Food Stamp program and use it any way they want. Final action could be soon.

If you think things are terrible now, just let this bill pass in its present form.

Thousands of children, women, and men in North Carolina could be negatively affected by (H.R. 4).

Do this Today!!

Call Senator Elizabeth Dole at 202-224-6342.

Call Senator John Edwards at 202-228-1374.

It will only take 30 seconds and cost less than a dollar for each call. Your short message to both should be: Please reject H.R. 4. Please vote no to the dangerous super waiver that would allow for Food Stamp block grants. Please give them your name and address. Let them know that you are a member of North Carolina Hunger Network. If you are calling for the second time, let them know. If you are making your first action call and need help, please call me at 919-821-5300.

Child Nutrition Reauthorization

Your short message should be:

The Free and Reduced School Breakfast and Lunch, WIC, Summer Food should be fully funded. Ask them to protect the nutrition safety net for our kids and parents.

For more information, please call me at 919-821-5300. Email me at hungernt@bellsouth.net to let me know that you made the short call

Shirley Williams-McClain
Executive Director of North Carolina Hunger Network

Advocate in matters of public policy.

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  • Call your elected representative and express your support for improved food assistance programs.
  • Visit your elected representative to discuss food policies, hunger and nutrition issues.
  • Write a letter to the editor or an OpEd piece about issues that have an impact on the poor and hungry in your community.
  • Appear on local television and radio programs to discuss food policies, hunger and nutrition issues facing your community.
  • Volunteer your time
  • Volunteer at your local Department of Social Services.
  • Offer to help low income people fill out Food Stamp or other food assistance program applications.
  • Volunteer at a community kitchen, food pantry or in the offices of local anti-hunger agencies.
  • Lend your professional expertise (media, research, proposal writing, and office work) to a community agency.
  • Support community agencies
  • Donate money, equipment or materials to anti-hunger agencies
  • Donate food to a food pantry or soup kitchen.

    For the Hungernet Legislative Agenda 2000-2001

    North Carolina State Data Center -- an excellent source of Census and other data about the population of North Carolina at all levels of geographic detail.


    Related issues

    causes folks who own or have gone a ways toward purchasing their homes to lose those home through high fees and rates of interest. Remember: the lender had his lawyer draw up the papers. Maybe you better have your lawyer make sure you understand those papers before you sign them. Remember: a little lawyer time costs much less than a new house!

    Check Cashing and Payday Loans

    causes persons with little income and poor banking services to pay through the nose to get checks cashed and to get small, short-term loans.

    Affordable Housing

    NC Fair Housing Center

    NC Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies

    NC Department of Health and Human Services List

    Work First Plan 2001 - 2002

    --- is available for comments here.

    In accordance with the federal requirements, a new North Carolina Temporary Assistance for Needy Families State Plan has been prepared for submittal to the United States Departmental of Health and Human Services. The public will have 45 days to review and comment on the State Plan. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is making the TANF State Plan available on this web site and at all county departments of social services in North Carolina during normal business hours.

    Written comments from citizens will be accepted by the State through March 27, 2001. TANF State Plan [To view the State Plan you must have Adobe Acrobat reader installed on your computer. If you do not have this reader, you can download it from www.adobe.com for free.]

    How to contact your legislators

    • For more information, please contact: Shirley Williams-McClain, Executive Director
    North Carolina Hunger Network
    The People’s Center
    5324 Spence Farm Rd
    Holly Springs NC 27540-7208
    Phone: 919-557-6996

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