Taste of the Nation New Haven
Please join us for this year's "Taste of the Nation, New Haven" on March 14th, 2012 at Yale Commons!
This year's theme is "Homegrown Connecticut" celebrating the best that Connecticut has to offer to raise needed funds for CT kids! Click here for complete event details
Taste of the Nation, New Haven volunteer Cheryl Barbara wins Food Network's Chopped Competition!
On Tuesday, November 22, 2011 New Haven School Food's Chef and Taste of the Nation volunteer Cheryl Barbara competed on Food Network's Chopped and ultimately won the competition! Congratulations Cheryl!
In honor of Share Our Strength, four school cafeteria chefs compete to raise awareness about childhood healthy eating.
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2011 was our best event yet with honored guests legendary chef Jacques Pépin and chef Duff Goldman "Ace of Cakes" from Charm City Cakes. |
 
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 | The 2011 "Taste of the Nation, New Haven" was held Wednesday June 8 at Yale Commons. Thank you for supporting our efforts to end childhood hunger. |
Updated Connecticut Hunger statistics
The recently released statistics on hunger in Connecticut bring to light the increasing importance of our mission to End Childhood Hunger in America. Show us your strength by purchasing a ticket or making a donation today, and together we'll show America's children our strong, unwavering commitment to end childhood hunger.
Hunger in our State Capital (Hartford)
18.1% of households with children have experienced food hardship between 2008-2009. -- FRAC (Food Research and Action Center), January 2010
Hunger in Connecticut
On average 105,806 (13%) children under 18 years of age are food insecure. -- Feeding America Report, May 2009
Hunger in New Haven:
24.2% of people live below the poverty line. (The national average household income of a family living below the poverty line is less than $21,834 per year.) -- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS, 2007
Taste of the Nation
Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation® is the nation's premier culinary benefit dedicated to making sure no kid grows up hungry. Each spring and summer, the nation's hottest chefs and mixologists donate their time, talent and passion at nearly 40 events across the United States and Canada, with one goal in mind: to raise the critical funds needed to end childhood hunger.
Share Our Strength
Share Our Strength®, a national nonprofit, is ending childhood hunger in America by connecting children with the nutritious food they need to lead healthy, active lives. Through its No Kid Hungry Campaign™, --a national effort to end childhood hunger in America by 2015--Share Our Strength ensures children in need are enrolled in effective federal nutrition programs, invests in community organizations fighting hunger, teaches families how to cook healthy meals on a budget, and builds public-private partnerships to end hunger, both nationally and at the state level. Working closely with the culinary industry and relying on the strength of its volunteers, Share Our Strength hosts innovative culinary fundraising events and develops pioneering cause marketing campaigns that support No Kid Hungry.
If your restaurant would like to take part in the Taste of the Nation, New Haven event, contact us.
