{"id":1775,"date":"2025-09-26T10:28:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T14:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indyhunger.org\/?page_id=1775"},"modified":"2025-12-16T12:07:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T17:07:35","slug":"advocacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.indyhunger.org\/es\/advocacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1775\" class=\"elementor elementor-1775\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ca468c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ca468c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77e76576 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77e76576\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f1ce3ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f1ce3ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-703d5477 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"703d5477\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advocacy<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d7858a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27d7858a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The food assistance system is broad and complex. Most of the food distributed to food insecure households in Indianapolis comes from federal nutrition programs administered by the State. These programs provide 80% of all food assistance. Advocacy for these programs is essential to ensuring that the government plays its part efficiently and effectively.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bd79621 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5bd79621\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d6dfe4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d6dfe4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9574957 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9574957\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77108d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77108d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Current Goals<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86e2236 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86e2236\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Increases in SNAP and WIC<\/li><li>Administrative advocacy to enroll all who are eligible<\/li><li>Reinstate SNAP-Ed<\/li><li>Block restrictions to client choice<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa4731e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa4731e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c679cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c679cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advocacy Committee<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b26f60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b26f60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Indy Hunger Network has an Advocacy Committee that meets every month and includes members from IHN and other area anti-hunger organizations. We draw on the public policy expertise of multiple organizations including MAZON, Feeding Indiana&#8217;s Hungry, Bread for the World, Indiana Coalition for Human Services, Feeding America, and Food Research and Action Center.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cc3368 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8cc3368\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-686787d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"686787d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8204fad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8204fad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Training &amp; Resources<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25ab2c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25ab2c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Click below to learn about organizations that IHN partners with for our advocacy work:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mazon.org\/\">MAZON<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/feedingindianashungry.org\/\">Feeding Indiana&#8217;s Hungry<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bread.org\/\">Bread for the World<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ichsonline.net\/\">Indiana Coalition for Human Services<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.feedingamerica.org\/\">Feeding America<\/a><br \/><a 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