Mayor Keith A. James Joins the Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger
Published on October 18, 2024
October 18, 2024
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Mayor Keith A. James Joins the Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger
WEST PALM BEACH, FL — West Palm Beach Mayor Keith A. James joins the Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger to help combat food insecurity and advocate for the healthy development of children here in our City and beyond. The Alliance taps into the individual and collective leadership of mayors to take meaningful action to end childhood hunger in cities nationwide. Since the launch of the Mayors Alliance in January 2022, Mayor James is the 444th Mayor from all 50 states and the District of Columbia to join this nonpartisan coalition.
“Everyone deserves access to healthy, nutritious meals, especially our youth. Many families and children face food insecurity every day, and it is initiatives like this that can help change that reality. Together, we can help end food insecurity by providing much-needed relief and resources to families and youth who need it most,” said Mayor Keith A. James.
Today, more than 13 million children live in families considered food insecure in the United States. The Mayors Alliance is working to end this reality by partnering with the national nonprofit Share Our Strength and the nonprofit’s No Kid Hungry campaign to ensure that every child has the healthy food they need to thrive.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, state, local and national leaders took urgent action to fight childhood hunger — tactics that worked to stave off greater rates of food insecurity despite the severe economic hardships brought on by the pandemic. Now, the Mayors Alliance continues to harness the collective expertise of mayors from across the political spectrum to further drive change at the state and national level.
“Mayors have witnessed firsthand the hardship their constituents are facing, and their cities are on the frontlines of responding to the short and long-term impacts of hunger in their communities,” says Jason Gromley, Senior Director, Government Relations & Advocacy, Share Our Strength. “During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen mayors address child hunger in a variety of creative ways, like advocating for and strengthening nutrition programs, to creating innovative public-private partnerships and growing awareness of the systemic connections between poverty, racism, and hunger.”
Mayor James and City leaders continue to combat food insecurity in our community through programs and events like the annual “Share A Supper” holiday feast in Pleasant City, taking place this November.
For more information about the Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger, please visit: MayorsHungerAlliance.org.
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About The Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger
Launched in 2022, the Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger harnesses the individual and collective leadership of mayors to end childhood hunger in communities nationwide. There is no excuse for children to go hungry in our country. Yet it happens – every day, in every community. The Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger is a nonpartisan coalition working in partnership with Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign to ensure that every child has the healthy food they need to thrive.