Alabama Council on Human Relations
-Committed to equal opportunity, and providing services and advocacy to Alabama children and families in need since 1954
-Committed to equal opportunity, and providing services and advocacy to Alabama children and families in need since 1954
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The Alabama Coalition Against Hunger (ACAH) is a component of the Alabama Council on Human Relations. Its mission is to end hunger by working to provide all Alabama residents, as a matter of right, guaranteed nutritious foods sufficient to promote health and general well-being. Since its inception in 1976, ACAH has worked to expand the availability of federal nutrition programs and to provide community education and advocacy for residents with low incomes. It has been instrumental in expanding participation in the Food Stamp and School Breakfast programs in Alabama and expanding WIC to all 67 counties. It has provided state-wide education through a variety of grants. Current efforts of ACAH include: ACAH News -- A newsletter distributed to more than 3,000 Alabama private and government agencies, legislators, and other key decision makers, media representatives, and individuals. The newsletter provides readers on both ends of the hunger-nutrition equation with the latest hunger-nutrition developments, trends, and opportunities; issues perspectives; and contact information. Hunger Hotline -- A toll-free, 24-hour-a- day, seven-days-a-week telephone service that provides emergency contacts and other hunger-nutrition assistance information from throughout Alabama. School Breakfast Program Expansion Project -- A comprehensive communications campaign to foster implementation of the School Breakfast Program in every Alabama school that enrolls program-eligible students. Garden Project -- A two-fold effort to recruit, teach, and equip gardeners to grow crops as an alternative food supply, an income source, and/or to help stock hunger- nutrition assistance programs. The Garden Project is a joint effort with the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service which provides educational literature. Information Clearinghouse -- A general, ongoing campaign to serve as an information lifeline to children and families living with low-income. Even well-known programs such as Medicaid, WIC, and Food Stamps are under-utilized by some groups of citizens. ACAH works to better inform community leaders to help get the word out about these and other vital, often pivotal programs. For more information contactAlabama Coalition Against Hunger 3703 Rosa Parks Avenue Montgomery, Alabama 36105
ACAH Hunger Hotline (toll free in Alabama) 1-800-622-3079. Phone: 334-262-0359 Fax: 334-264-5659 Internet: almeat@mindspring.com Web site: www.acahhunger.com
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