For the last 11 years Share Our Strength and Utahns Against Hunger have been partners in working to end childhood hunger in Utah.  SOS has helped Utahns Against Hunger expand the Summer Food Program throughout the state, address emerging policy issues and helping low-income families find the resources they need to feed their families.

Taste of the Nation in addition to being an incredible fund-raising event for anti-hunger groups is also an amazing wine and food event.  The best restaurants and chefs in the state participate and this event wouldn’t be possible without them.

Thank you to Solitude and the many people on the organizing committee that make this event so much fun.  It is family friendly and there is always great music and a great live and silent auction.

Come enjoy the day with us.

Join us and you can buy tickets online at  http://strength.org/utah/

You can buy them locally at Liberty Heights Fresh on the corner of 1300 South and 1100 East

• Low-income households that receive maximum benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program usually have the purchasing power necessary to afford healthy diets; others may not.

• Relative to other households, low-income households must allocate a higher share of both their income and time budgets to food if they wish to consume palatable, nutritious meals.

• For many American households, achieving an affordable healthy diet will require reducing their expenditures on less nutritious foods and moving nutrient-dense foods, such as fruit and vegetables, to the center of their plates and budgets.

It is interesting to me that “households that receive the maximum benefit from SNAP/Food stamps usually have the purchasing power necessary to afford healthy diets; others may not.”  Most households receiving benefits DO NOT get the maximum allotment however, making it a challenge for these households to make those benefits stretch.

http://www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/November08/Features/AffordHealthyDiet.htm

Amber Waves is a publication of the United States Department of Agriculture

We work to build the public will to end hunger by educating and collaborating with local policymakers who decide how programs work. We strengthen child nutrition by promoting and expanding summer food programs, school meals, and by ensuring that safety net programs like WIC and Food Stamps are doing what they are supposed to do. We grow community networks by helping to build the capacity of local charities and ensuring people in need know where to go for help in their local communities. And finally, we raise the profile of hunger by working with media, community groups, educators, and religious organizations.

No one in Utah should suffer with hunger. Please join us in supporting our work!