Fighting Childhood Hunger in Ohio's Communities

IMPACT. 1: We provide access to healthy food by helping nearly 1,000 childcare providers and 215 afterschool programs serve nutritious meals and snacks to children and promote healthy eating habits and activities. -- 2. We work with school districts to begin or expand school breakfast programs. In 2015 we helped increase participation in the federal School Breakfast Program by 14,714 children statewide. -- 3. In 2015, we provided physical activity and nutrition education program for nearly 2,500 elementary and middle school aged children in an after-school or summer setting.OSU PARTNERS: Office of the President; Alumni Association; College of Education and Human Ecology; College of Pharmacy; Fisher College of Business; Department of Athletics; Office of Academic Affairs; Office of Diversity and Inclusion; Office of Student Life; Office of Undergraduate Education; The James; Wexner Medical CenterCOMMUNITY PARTNERS: AEP; Alliance Data; Battelle; Cardinal Health; CareSource; Columbus Business First; Crane Group; City of Columbus; Columbia Gas of Ohio; The Columbus Partnership; Discover; DSW; Honda; Huntington National Bank; Kokosing; Kroger; LBrands; Nationwide; UnitedHealthcare; Resource InternationalPRIMARY CONTACT: Rhonda Davis-Comoretto (rdavid-comoretto@childrenshungeralliance.org)In Ohio, 680,000 children do not know where their next meal is coming from. That is nearly 1 in 4 children right in our backyard. Children's Hunger Alliance is a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring that children without access receive healthy food, nutrition education and physical activity. Children's Hunger Alliance does this by working with child care providers, and breakfast, afterschool and summer meal programs