Strengthening the Food Resource Safety Net

6th Annual Conference

Mark your calendars for “Strengthening the Food Resource Safety Net” to be held May 22–23, 2006 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

This year’s program promises to be top-notch! Featured speakers include Dr. Gloria Wilder Brathwaite, a nationally recognized advocate for underserved children in Washington, D.C., and Dayle Hayes, the award-winning author, speaker, and nutrition therapist from Billings, Montana. Also invited are U.S. Senator Rick Santorum, State Treasurer Robert Casey, and Robert Nelkin, executive director of the Governor’s Cabinet for Children and Families. Three different workshop tracks will cover topics ranging from nutrition education to food security to emerging issues and initiatives.

Strengthening the Food Resource Safety Net is co-sponsored by the Pennsylvania Nutrition Education Network and the Pennsylvania Hunger Action Center. The conference has always been about partners—partners to eliminate hunger and boost the nutrition of low-income families. It brings together colleagues to address hunger and other food- and nutrition-related problems. It affords opportunities to share ideas and challenges and gain insight into emerging issues and initiatives. And it allows participants to expand their personal or organizational networks while enhancing both skills and knowledge.

The Pennsylvania Nutrition Education Network and the Pennsylvania Hunger Action Center empathize with the growing financial constraints faced by Pennsylvania’s nonprofit organizations. In an effort to accommodate these ever-tightening budgets, we have reduced our registration fee by 15% and are offering a 1-day rate to those unable to attend the entire conference.

To register, please visit www.pahunger.org/html/events/events.html.
For more information, please contact Julie Masteller at 717-233-1791 or jmasteller@pahunger.org.