Anti-hunger advocacy is the most effective way to provide more food to hungry people, according to Mazon and other progressive funders. Many people, over the course of many years, have tried to help the less fortunate. What we have learned from their efforts is:

• Government has a strong and vital role in feeding hungry Americans.
• The nation's nonprofit charitable food network works tirelessly to meet the needs of hungry Americans. These groups alone cannot be the "safety net".
• Federal programs like food stamps are the nation's first line of defense against hunger.
• Our country's failure to alleviate hunger is due to a lack of public and political will.

Advocacy is feeding people, not just talking about feeding people. When people are hungry, we must feed them and prevent them from facing hunger in the future.

Whether helping a person apply for food stamps through Hunger Action's Food Stamp Outreach Line or recruiting community sponsors for summer feeding sites, the Pennsylvania Hunger Action Center is at work to make sure every Pennsylvanian has enough nutritious food for an active and healthy life. Hunger Action strives to educate the public and the policymakers about hunger and to eradicate the conditions that cause hunger.