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Hunger Alert – May 2008

1. Farm Bill Decision Postponed another 2 weeks – Calls Still Needed
2. Tues May 6th single payer lobby day and rally
3. A Benefit to End Hunger, Feast for Famine  - Wednesday, May 14, 5:30 to 8 PM, Albany
4. Hunger Doesn’t Take a Summer Vacation: the Summer Food Service Program
5. Healthy Schools Act Stalled
6. Faith and Hunger Network Conferences May 7 Poughkeepsie, May 17th Buffalo
7. HANNYS Adds New CSA in Long Island City; West Harlem CSA starts second year
8. State Senate Action on welfare reforms seems unlikely         
9. The Global Food Crisis – At Home and Abroad; State Cuts Emergency Food Funding
10. Albany Conference on Making Food Deserts Bloom; Food Policy Council Listening Sessions