 The Child Nutrition Act is a federal law that sets policies and funds programs that help all children have access to nutritious foods. Programs include WIC, National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program and more. Congress reviews and reauthorizes the act every five years and work is now underway to pass a new bill.
 Glenn North and Chico Sierra have been selected to create artwork for KC Voices, a collaborative effort to involve residents and stakeholders in low-income, racially diverse neighborhoods in KCK and KCMO in sharing stories and information about how food policies shape our community, our opportunities and our plates. The collaborative addresses SNAP, WIC, school food and other programs contained in the Child Nutrition Reauthorization and 2018 Farm Bill.
 Help protect SNAP benefits for millions of Americans! On July 23, the USDA announced a proposed rule change for SNAP (food stamps) which they estimate would cause 3.1 million Americans to lose benefits.
 See three original works of art created by Natasha Ria El-Scari, Cheyenne Banda and JT Daniels for KC Voices. The works will travel to community sites and public offices throughout the year. If you would like to exhibit the works in your public space, please call KC Healthy Kids at 816-523-5353.
 Three artists have been selected to create artwork for KC Voices, a collaborative effort to involve residents and stakeholders in low-income, racially diverse neighborhoods in KCK and KCMO in sharing stories and information about how food policies shape our community, our opportunities and our plates. The collaborative addresses SNAP, WIC, school food and other programs contained in the Child Nutrition Reauthorization and 2018 Farm Bill.
 Together, UMKC’s Center for Neighborhoods, Community Health Council of Wyandotte County, Historic Northeast-Midtown Association and KC Healthy Kids invite artists to explore specific policies such as SNAP (food stamps), WIC, school food and other programs contained in the Child Nutrition Reauthorization and 2018 Farm Bill.
 A new series produced by StoryCorps, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, highlights the temporary but critical support the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides families during times of need. The recordings are featured in The State of Obesity: Better Policies for the Health of America.
 Your elected officials are debating the Farm Bill now. If they don’t pass it by September 30, 2018 many programs will lose funding, which will hurt our community. This means it’s time for advocates like you to ask your federal elected officials to protect important Farm Bill programs.
 Karen Siebert is public policy/advocacy advisor at Harvesters—The Community Food Network. She has been involved with the Greater Kansas City Food Policy Coalition since its beginning in 2007, and recently shared this advocacy alert with the steering committee. We’re publishing it with her permission.
 StoryCorps is planning a visit to Kansas to record conversations with people who have been or are current SNAP recipients and others who have been involved with the program. We’d love for you to tell your story!
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