Post from September 28, 2022
After pushing White House for over a year to hold second-ever conference on hunger, nutrition, and health, Congressman Carbajal attends panels and seminars aimed at devising new national strategy to combat food insecurity
Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal attended the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health to represent the needs of California’s Central Coast and lend the viewpoints of his constituents to the day-long summit aimed at developing a new national strategy to combat food insecurity.
“It was my privilege today to join food and nutrition experts and stakeholders from around the country today for the first White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health in over 50 years, and I’m grateful to the Central Coast advocates who had shared their own viewpoints with me so that I could properly represent the goals and challenges that our region faces when it comes to these critical issues,” said Rep. Carbajal. “Ending food insecurity and ensuring no American goes hungry is critical to all other goals we have, and this White House Conference was a great forum for our experts and advocates to help develop a comprehensive strategy that makes sure we’re supporting every single American who is facing food insecurity, hunger, and malnutrition. I appreciate President Biden for his leadership in hosting this Conference and his continued commitment to tackling these pervasive issues in our country.”
The Hunger Conference, which Rep. Carbajal repeatedly pushed the White House to convene before their announcement in May 2022, is only the second such event in U.S. history. The first was held more than 50 years ago.
In July, Rep. Carbajal held a virtual listening session with local nutrition policy experts from Santa Barbara County, CommUnify, Cal Poly SLO, UCSB, and Santa Barbara Foodbank to hear their concerns and suggestions ahead of today’s conference.
Their testimony was submitted by Carbajal this summer and is part of the official record of today’s historic event.
Last year, Rep. Carbajal hosted a Hunger Tour across the Central Coast to highlight the pervasive food and nutrition needs of our communities and the impact of food insecurity on young Californians.
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