Food Insecurity Focus at Hunger Symposium

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Food Insecurity Focus at Hunger Symposium

Sep 27, 2011 - Sean Powers - 0 comments 45 East University Ave., Champaign, IL 61820
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Jim Hires speaks at Hunger Symposium
Jim Hires, the executive director of the Eastern Illinois Foodbank, addresses a crowd during the Hunger Symposium at the Illinois Terminal building in Champaign on Monday, Sept. 26, 2011.
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The panelists at the Hunger Symposium.
The panelists talk about food insecurity at the 2011 Hunger Symposium in Champaign, Ill.
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People at the hunger symposium.
An audience listens to the panelists at the Hunger Symposium.
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Crowd at hunger symposium
An audience listens to the panelists at the Hunger Symposium.
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The panelists talk about food insecurity at the 2011 Hunger Symposium in Champaign
The panelists talk about food insecurity at the 2011 Hunger Symposium in Champaign, Ill.
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Craig Gunderson shars food insecurity report.
Craig Gunderson, a University of Illinois professor in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Economics, shares a recent report about food insecurity by the group, Feeding America.
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Tracy Smith and Jason Wetzel during the Hunger Symposium.
Tracy Smith of Feeding Illinois and Jason Wetzel of Walmart speak during the Hunger Symposium.
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Two million people in Illinois deal with food insecurity, and in eastern Illinois that number is about 80,000, according to a study released by the group, Feeding America. It’s a problem that’s being addressed through programs like the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. Local food pantries are also working hard to feed people who need food assistance. At the 5th annual Hunger Symposium on Sept. 26, 2011 in Champaign, food insecurity took front stage. The event was put on by the Eastern Illinois Food Bank and the Family Resiliency Center. Illinois Public Media's Jeff Bossert talks with Sean Powers, who attended the meeting.


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    Moderator:

    Brenda Koester, M.S., Assistant Director, Family Resiliency Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.


    Panelists:

    Melissa Cundari, Program Specialist, SNAP Policy Unit, Food and Nutrition Service, Midwest Regional Office, United States Department of Agriculture.

    Craig Gundersen, Professor, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois; Executive Director, National Soybean Research Laboratory.

    Tracy Smith, State Director, Feeding Illinois.

    Jason Wetzel, Director of Government Relations, Walmart.

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