CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON HOSTS THE TEXAS "NO KID HUNGRY" DALLAS SUMMIT

Dallas, Texas (November 9, 2011) –Today Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson hosted the “Texas No Kid Hungry Dallas Summit” to help eradicate hunger through policy and education.  Hunger thought leaders, key stakeholders, and local community organizations joined together at the Dallas Farmers Market to discuss solutions and make a pledge to combat child hunger in Dallas County.

 “It is extremely appalling that Dallas is the fifth worst city for child hunger. What a difference it makes when students start the day with breakfast. We will not stop until we know every child is fed,” Congresswoman Johnson said.

 Congresswoman has tirelessly worked on this issue since 1975, while serving in the Texas House of Representatives, by authoring a bill to stop hunger in schools through the School Breakfast Program. This program is now national and has positively impacted the lives of low-income children and families, which has successfully helped improve children’s overall classroom performance.

 The Texas No Kid Hungry Dallas Summit was launched in partnership with the Texas Hunger Initiative (THI), Share Our Strength, Feed 3, City Square, and North Texas Food Bank.

 For more information on Congresswoman Johnson’s role in the Texas No Kid Dallas Hungry Summit, please contact Lauren Wilson, Communications Director 202-225-8885.

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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and a senior member of the Science Committee. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas, which, includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Oak Lawn, Turtle Creek,Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, & South Oak Cliff; all of Balch Springs, DeSoto, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Ferris, Glenn Heights and Ovilla.