Media Advisory: Agriculture Secretary Vilsack to Host Conference Call to Discuss Efforts to Reduce Childhood Hunger This Summer

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Title: Media Advisory: Agriculture Secretary Vilsack to Host Conference Call to Discuss Efforts to Reduce Childhood Hunger This Summer

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Media Advisory No. 0018.13

 

Contact:
USDA Office of Communications, (202) 720-4623

 

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack to Host Conference Call to Discuss Efforts to Reduce Childhood Hunger This Summer

 

WASHINGTON, April 11, 2013- On Friday, April 12, 2013, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will host a media conference call to urge communities across the country to help fill the summer meal gap, and ensure that children have access to healthy food year round through USDA’s Summer Food Service Program.

 

Secretary Vilsack will discuss an effort by the USDA to provide increased technical assistance to five states with the highest levels of rural or urban food insecurity or historically low program participation rates. Target states include Arkansas, California, Colorado, Rhode Island, and Virginia.

 

Friday, April 12, 2013

2:00 p.m. EDT

 

WHAT:          Media availability and Audio opportunity: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, with executives from Share Our Strength, Hunger Free Colorado, and the state of Arkansas, will discuss the role of USDA’s Summer Food Service Program in providing healthy meals to children facing poverty and food insecurity during the summer while school is out.

 

PRESS CONFERENCE PARTICIPANT ACCESS:

 

Audio Bridge Number: 888-455-0739

 

PASSCODE: USDA (Given verbally)

 

Trouble number – 202-720-8560

 

All callers using the above pass code will be placed in listen only mode. To join the Q&A portion of the meeting, these callers are instructed to press *1 on their touch tone phone.

 

There will be a Twitter chat immediately following the event with Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Undersecretary Kevin Concannon. The conversation can be followed using #SummerMeals.

 

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