The Rhode Island Food Security Monitoring Project
Assessing the prevalence of hunger and food insecurity in Rhode Island
Press Release
Full report of the Rhode Island Food Security Monitoring Project

Prevalence of Food Insecurity and Hunger by State 1996-1998
Although most households in the United States are food secure, during the period between 1996-98 some 10 million U.S. households (9.7% of total) were food insecure. High food insecure states generally had higher than average poverty rates and higher than average use of food stamps, but there were some notable exceptions.
http://www.dailybread.org/food insecurity 1996-1998.pdf

Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

Preparing Nutrition Meals at Minimum Cost
http://www.usda.gov/cnpp

School Breakfast/School Lunch Promotion
Kids First and its partner, the RI Team Nutrition Training Institute, are dedicated to their mission: "Safeguarding the nutritional well-being of Rhode Island's children".
http://www.kidsfirstri.org

USDA Food Security Initiative
The USDA Community Food Security Initiative is designed to help communities build their local food systems in order to decrease hunger, improve nutrition, and help families move from poverty to self-sufficiency. The Initiative is building vital links directly between USDA and non-profit groups, private businesses, and ordinary citizens, as well as with state, local, and tribal governments- all with one goal in mind: helping communities across America end hunger.
http://www.reeusda.gov/food_security/foodshp.htm

RI Community Food Bank
The Rhode Island Community Food Bank is a not for profit organization providing quality food for distribution by its certified member agencies, community leadership, nutrition training, public information and effective solutions aimed at the elimination of hunger in Rhode Island.
http://www.rifoodbank.org
 

Rhode Island Department of Human Services
Information on the Food Stamp Program, cash assistance, child care and medical assistance in Rhode Island through the Rhode Island Department of Human Services.
http://www.dhs.state.ri.us/

Americas Second Harvest
Network of Food Banks

Americas Second Harvest is the nations largest domestic hunger relief organization. Through a network of nearly 200 food banks, we distribute food to 26 million Americans each year, eight million of whom are children. Last year, America's Second Harvest distributed one billion pounds of food to needy Americans, serving all 50 states and Puerto Rico.
http://www.secondharvest.org

Center on Hunger and Poverty at Brandeis University
The Center on Hunger and Poverty promotes policies which improve the lives and developmental capacities of low-income children and families in the nation. Established in 1990, the Center brings cutting-edge empirical evidence to the attention of policy makers, the press and public, and provides advocacy groups and citizen organizations with the latest knowledge in relevant fields.
http://www.centeronhunger.org

Food and Nutrition and Consumer Services
The Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) reduces hunger and food insecurity in partnership with cooperating organizations by providing children and needy families access to food, a healthful diet, and nutrition education in a manner that supports American agriculture and inspires public confidence.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/fncs

Alliance for Justice
The Alliance for Justice is a national association of environmental, civil rights, mental health, woman's, children's and consumer advocacy organizations. Since its inception in 1979, the Alliance has worked to advance the cause of justice for all Americans, strengthen the public interest community's ability to influence public policy, and foster the next generation of advocates.
http://www.afj.org

Food Research and Action Center
The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) is a leading national organization working to improve public policies to eradicate hunger and undernutrition in the United States. Founded in 1970 as a public interest law firm, FRAC is a non-profit and non-partisan research and public policy center that serves as the hub of an anti-hunger network of thousands of individuals and agencies across the country.
http://www.frac.org

Rhode Island Kids Count
A children's policy and advocacy organization that provides information on child well-being, stimulates dialogue on children's issues, and promotes accountability and action. 
http://www.rikidscount.org

Project Bread (Massachusetts)
Project Bread is dedicated to alleviating, preventing and ending hunger in Massachusetts. Our goals are to make emergency food accessible to people who would not otherwise have adequate food, to increase public awareness and understanding of hunger, to effect public policies to prevent hunger in our midst, and to empower people by offering positive avenues of action, including the annual Walk for Hunger.
http://www.projectbread.org/

The End Hunger Foundation, Inc.
The End Hunger Foundation facilitates The 1 of 52 Artist Hunger network. This is a grassroots network of local and national musicians and artists of all types who take action annually to help end hunger. It is a simple, yet far reaching program that is designed to permanently focus the resources and influence of America's Arts & Entertainment Community on supporting existing hunger agencies. The 1 of 52 Artist Hunger Network has started chapters in 14 states to date. Eventually, all 50 states will have their own network of 52 artists, each representing one week of the year, who take action annually to help end hunger.
http://members.aol.com/hungerzero/index.html