What happened in the 82nd Legislature in Food Policy?

This session was a great session for food policy. Texas Food Policy Roundtable helped pass bills in each of our four priority areas including SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), summer food programs, obesity and nutrition, and sustainable and local foods. Click here for more information about the bills that passed this session! Click here for the bills that we tracked and missed opportunities. 

Learn More about the Summer Food Service Program!

Submitted by Bee Moorhead on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 01:34

Are you interested in volunteering, becoming a sponsor, or becoming a site for the Summer Food Service Program? If so, join the Texas Food Policy Roundtable for USDA's webinar series. If so, please join USDA for a webinar for faith based organizations. For more information and to register, click here.

Texas Obesity Awareness Week

Submitted by Bee Moorhead on Fri, 09/09/2011 - 16:20

Texas Obesity Awareness Week Presentations and Health Champion Award Ceremony

September 13th, 2011 at 1:30 PM
Texas Medical Association
Thompson Auditorium
401 W 15th Street
Austin, TX. 78701

  Register Now!

Texas: A State of Hunger

Submitted by Bee Moorhead on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 18:36

Jason Edwards traveled to the United States to investigate the plight of food poverty in the world's richest country. The documentary is set in San Antonio, one of the most impoverished cities in the Deep South, and tells the story of the 4 million Texans who are living (literally) on the bread line.

The film was produced as part of my MA International Journalism degree at University College Falmouth. The documentary was partially updated in August 2011 to reflect the growing prevalence of food insecurity in Texas and the wider United States. 

Interim Events: Feeding Minds: Texas Takes on Hunger and Obesity

Submitted by Bee Moorhead on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 16:07

Two members of the Texas Food Policy Roundtable are creating a new PBS special called Feeding Minds: Texas Takes on Hunger and Obesity. Camille Miller, President/CEO of the Texas Health Institute, and Jeremy Everett, Director of the Texas Hunger Initiative, are co-hosting. Through this program, they hope to raise awareness to the overlapping issues of Hunger and Obesity, and discuss the solutions to the problems. This project includes online outreach efforts as well as an on air production.
 

You're Invited! At-Risk Afterschool Meals Webinar

Submitted by Bee Moorhead on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 17:50

Please join us!

The At-Risk Afterschool Meals Component of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Webinar Series

Learn about the At-Risk Afterschool Meals component of the CACFP.  The At-Risk Afterschool Meals Program is now available in all States.  Learn more about this program and how your organization can serve free meals to kids during afterschool programs.  Register to participate in one of our upcoming free webinars!

2011 Legislative Session Recap!

Submitted by Bee Moorhead on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 18:26

Learn about some of the great bills that passed this session:
 
Summer Food Programs
SB 89 (Lucio/Rodriguez) expands the number of children the state expects to serve in the federally funded Summer Food Service Program. The bill increases the number of school districts required to offer the summer meal program by stipulating that districts must offer summer meals if at least 50 percent of their students are eligible for free/reduced lunch. The prior regulation had set the limit at 60 percent of students eligible for free/reduce lunch, so the new law will increase the number of districts required to participate.
 

New Poll: 21% of Texas Households Unable to Afford Enough Food in 2009

Submitted by Bee Moorhead on Tue, 02/16/2010 - 17:46

First-Ever Data Measures Hunger in Large Cities & Every Texas Congressional District
 
According to new polling data from the Gallup organization, nearly 21 percent of households in Texas reported not having enough money to buy food that they needed for themselves or their family in 2009.

Three Million Texans Visited a Soup Kitchen or Food Pantry in 2009

Submitted by Bee Moorhead on Thu, 02/11/2010 - 19:28

Food Banks Release New Data Showing 45% Increase in Need; 1.2 Million Children Fed

New Video: Food Policy 101 with Dr. Eduardo Sanchez

Submitted by Bee Moorhead on Thu, 02/11/2010 - 19:17

8-minute video is a primer on food policy and health with Blue Cross Blue Shield VP and Chief Medical Officer Eduardo Sanchez.

Download the Powerpoint

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