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Land Of Plenty Can End Childhood Hunger

The Tampa Tribune
March 29, 2008

Thankfully, a new effort is afoot to change that.

The Florida Partnership to End Childhood Hunger plans to make a difference by marshaling programs that help low-income families but often go unused.

The goals are to get more needy families filing for the Earned Income Tax Credit, ease the application process for food stamps and connect nearly 1 million eligible children to sites that serve meals.

Amazingly, about 310,000 low-income Florida families eligible for the tax credit never claim it, leaving behind $429 million in refunds. Getting these families to claim their refunds would give the state a major economic boost.

The initiative also hopes to connect the poor with more nutritious foods, perhaps by setting up more farmers markets in low-income neighborhoods.

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