Full Schedule

6:30 AM – 7:30 AM ET

Sunrise Yoga

Location: Birdcage

Faculty:

8:00 AM – 5:30 PM ET

Quiet Room

Location: Council

8:00 AM – 5:30 PM ET

Registration

Location: West Lobby – Lower Level 1B

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM ET

Breakfast

Location: Regency Ballroom

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM ET

In-person Regional Meeting, Mid-Atlantic (DE, DC, MD, NJ, PA, VA, WV)

Location: Empire

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM ET

In-person Regional Meeting, Midwest (IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI)

Location: Congressional A/B

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM ET

In-person Regional Meeting, Mountain Plains (CO, KS, MO, MT, NE, ND, SD, WY)

Location: Cabinet

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM ET

In-person Regional Meeting, Southeast (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN)

Location: Diplomat

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM ET

In-person Regional Meeting, Southwest (AR, AZ, LA, NM, OK, TX, UT)

Location: Executive

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM ET

In-person Regional Meeting, Western (AK, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, WA)

Location: Ambassador

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM ET

In-person Regional Meeting, Northeast (CT, ME, MA, NH, NY, RI, VT)

Location: Palladian

11:30 AM – 1:15 PM ET

Lunch Plenary with Stacy Dean

Location: Regency Ballroom

Keynote Speaker: – Food, Nutrition & Consumer Services / USDA

Speaker: – Feeding America

Speaker: – Food Research & Action Center (FRAC)

Speaker: – Connecticut Foodshare / FA Public Engagement & Advocacy Committee (PEAC)

Speaker: – Kellogg Company

Speaker: – Walmart.org

Speaker: – Maryland Hunger Solutions

1:30 PM – 2:35 PM ET

A TEFAP Update from USDA

Location: Diplomat

Moderator: – Feeding America

Speaker: – USDA FNS

Speaker: – USDA Food and Nutrition Service

1:30 PM – 2:35 PM ET

Building Momentum for Healthy School Meals for All

Location: Palladian

Moderator: – Food Research & Action Center

Speaker: – Hunger Free Colorado

Speaker: – Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin

Speaker: – Project Bread

Speaker: – Hawai'i Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice

1:30 PM – 2:35 PM ET

CACFP USDA Updates

Location: Executive

Speaker: – USDA Food and Nutrition Service

Speaker: – Child Nutrition Programs, USDA

1:30 PM – 2:35 PM ET

How the Anti-Hunger community can support WIC Modernization and Outreach

Location: Ambassador

Speaker: – USDA FNS Office of Innovation

Speaker: – USDA Food and Nutrition Service, SNAS Office of Innovation

Speaker: – USDA FNS Office of Innovation

1:30 PM – 2:35 PM ET

Making SNAP Equitable: Dismantling Systemic & Structural Racist Policies That Make SNAP Unattainable for Communities of Color-

Location: Congressional A/B

Moderator: – FRAC

Speaker: – GRACE & End Child Poverty California

Speaker: – Anti-Hunger & Nutrition Coalition (WA)

Speaker: – Food Research & Action Center

1:30 PM – 2:35 PM ET

Summer EBT: Utilizing Past Programs to Implement a Strong Program in 2024 and Beyond

Location: Empire

Moderator: – Food Research & Action Center

Speaker: – Feeding Alabma

Speaker: – The Chickasaw Nation

1:30 PM – 2:35 PM ET

The True Cost of Living

Location: Cabinet

Moderator: – United Way of New York City

Speaker: – National Council of Jewish Women New York

Speaker: – University of Washington, Center for Women's Welfare

Speaker: – Part of the Solution (POTS)

2:35 PM – 3:00 PM ET

Coffee Break

3:00 PM – 4:05 PM ET

BIPOC Farms to BIPOC Bellies; Creating Sustainable Models for Food Abundance

Location: Cabinet

Moderator: – Northwest Harvest

Speaker: – Making a Difference Foundation

Speaker: – Baby Chavs

Speaker: – Food Lifeline

3:00 PM – 4:05 PM ET

Good Nutrition in CACFP: Veggies Early and Often

Location: Executive

Moderator: – El Paso Human Services

Speaker: – Children’s Health Watch

Speaker: – Learning Care Group

3:00 PM – 4:05 PM ET

Client Choice in a Digital World: Providing Nutrition and a Dignified Experience through Online Shopping with Grocery Home Delivery

Location: Diplomat

Moderator: – Loaves & Fishes/Friendship Trays

Speaker: – Instacart

Speaker: – Loaves & Fishes/Friendship Trays

Speaker: – Atrium Health

3:00 PM – 4:05 PM ET

EndCampusHunger.edu - Strategies for Ending Hunger at Colleges & Universities

Location: Ambassador

Moderator: – Georgetown University

Speaker: – Massachusetts Law Reform Institute

Speaker: – UC Berkely

Speaker: – FRAC

3:00 PM – 4:05 PM ET

Playing a Role in Farm Bill Advocacy: You can be the difference

Location: Palladian

Moderator: – Feeding America

Moderator: – Food Research & Action Center

Speaker: – UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute

Speaker: – Atlanta Community Food Bank

3:00 PM – 4:05 PM ET

USDA/All Child Nutrition

Location: Empire

Moderator: – FRAC

Speaker: – USDA

3:00 PM – 4:05 PM ET

Using Data and Stories for Systems-Level Advocacy

Location: Congressional A/B

Moderator: – Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC)

Speaker: – Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC)

4:05 PM – 4:20 PM ET

Break

4:20 PM – 5:25 PM ET

A SNAP Update from USDA

Location: Palladian

Moderator: – Food Research & Action Center

Moderator: – Feeding America

Speaker: – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

4:20 PM – 5:25 PM ET

Applying community-engaged and equitable participatory evaluation approaches to understand barriers and facilitators urban Native American families experience when using nutrition support programs

Location: Congressional A/B

Moderator: – Community Food and Agriculture Coalition

Speaker: – University of Montana - Missoula

Speaker: – All Nations Health Center

Speaker: – All Nations Health Center, University of Montana - Missoula

4:20 PM – 5:25 PM ET

Building the Political Will to End Hunger - the Critical Role of Voter Engagement

Location: Ambassador

Moderator: – Dwyer Consulting

Speaker: – Nonprofit VOTE

Speaker: – Oregon Food Bank

4:20 PM – 5:25 PM ET

Feeding People Where They Are: Two Innovative Models that Reimagine Equitable Food Access

Location: Diplomat

Moderator: – New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Speaker: – Coalition for Food and Health Equity

Speaker: – New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Speaker: – Garnish Partners

4:20 PM – 5:25 PM ET

Innovative Solutions for Expanding Food Access for Homebound and Mobility-Impaired Individuals

Location: Cabinet

Moderator: – Hunger Network

Speaker: – Hunger Network

4:20 PM – 5:25 PM ET

Personal questions, high stakes: People-centered screening for exemptions from the SNAP time limit

Location: Empire

Moderator: – Code for America

Speaker: – Code for America