Stanton, CA - A woman with three kids under the age of 18 called the Hotline for food assistance. She was unsure what she could do to get the extra food needed with her kids at home for the summer. The Hotline advocate told her about summer meals for kids. She was unfamiliar with the program. The advocate was able to provide her with three different sites within walking distance from their home-- one of them provided lunch on Saturdays as well. The mother was very thankful that she now didn't have to worry about at least two meals a day during the summer. She stated that this program will really help out her family. 

Bill Moyers & Company regularly share some of the most compelling content on economic inequality, climate change, and race on their blog. Congressional testimony written by Tianna Gaines-Turner, a childcare worker and member of Witnesses to Hunger, outlines policy changes that would empower and truly support low income working people. In "Three Steps We Can Take to Solve Poverty, From Someone Who Knows Firsthand," Gaines-Turner advocates for living wages and family-orientated labor policies, investing in a safety net that supports and promotes economic mobility, and investing in community solutions, run by people who know poverty firsthand.

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