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Feeding Children Better
ConAgra's Feeding Children Better (FCB) Program has partnered with the Center on Hunger and Poverty and America's Second Harvest, to launch a multi-year initiative to strengthen emergency food programs and to protect the short-term nutritional needs of low-income children. FCB is providing significant financial support and technical skill to strengthen the infrastructure and efficiency of food banks across the nation. ConAgra also funds the development of Kids' Cafes, local facilities serving children nutritious meals in protective environments under the overall jurisdiction of America's Second Harvest. The Center on Hunger and Poverty provides expert assistance to the latter endeavor, and helps establish nutritional education programs and evaluation assessments.
kNOw Hunger
kNOw Hunger is a curriculum that gives students a way to understand and address hunger in their communities, their state, and the nation. Developed in conjunction with the Gerda & Kurt Klein Foundation, it facilitates knowledge about the extent and causes of hunger in the United States, and enables students to act on what they learn through a companion service learning program. kNOw Hunger meets the specifications of the National Council on Social Studies, and can be used online or downloaded free of charge. A companion Hunger Service Learning Program integrates community service with academic study to enrich learning, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities.
Gerda and Kurt Klein Foundation
The Gerda and Kurt Klein Foundation is a public, non-profit organization which helps young people understand their world and translate that knowledge into community service. The Foundation now has a six unit hunger curriculum - kNOw Hunger- for teachers and others to use with youngsters ages 12-17. The curriculum offers a parallel program of community service to enable youth to help end hunger in their communities. The Klein Foundation partners with other national organizations to carry out its mission, including the Center on Hunger and Poverty and the Feinstein Foundation.
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