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World Nutrition and Hunger:
State, national and world hunger and nutrition

American Anthropological Association
2200 Wilson Blvd., Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22202
703-528-1902
www.aaanet.org

Professional organization providing research and publications in the area of anthropology

Bread for the World
50 F. Street, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20001
800-82-Bread or 202-639-9400
http://www.bread.org/
Research, education and development to end hunger

Central Missouri Food Bank Network
2101 Vandiver Drive
Columbia, MO 65202-1910
1-800-764-3663 (toll-free)
573-474-1020
http://www.centralmofoodbank.org/
A regional and hunger relief network for central Missouri

Commodity Supplemental Food Program (MO)
Division of Health and Senior Services
Community Food and Nutrition Assistance
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
PO Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570
1-800-733-6251 (toll-free)
573-751-6269
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/csfp/index.html
Works to supplement the diets of WIC participants (pregnant and breastfeeding women, infants and children) as well as the elderly

Commodity Supplemental Food Program (USDA)
Food & Nutrition Service
Food Distribution Division
3101 Park Center Drive, Room 504
Alexandria, VA 22302-1500
703 305-2680
http://www.fns.usda.gov/fdd/programs/csfp/
Federally-funded program designed to help pregnant and breastfeeding women and new mothers, infants, children and those at least 60 years old supplement their diets with USDA commodity foods

Conference on Hunger & Poverty
IFAD North American Liaison Office
Washington office
1775 K Street, NW, Suite 410
Washington, DC 20006-1502
202-331-9099
http://www.ifad.org/
The International Fund for Agricultural Development is an agency of the United Nations created from the 1974 World Food Conference and is dedicated to serving rural populations
Find out more about the Conference on Hunger and Poverty at http://www.ifad.org/events/past/hunger/vision1.html

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
http://www.fao.org/
LIAISON OFFICE WITH NORTH AMERICA (LOWA)
Suite 300, 2175 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20437-0001
202-653 2400
http://www.fao.org/world/lowa/default.htm
Leading international efforts to end hunger by helping countries improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices

Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program
3M12 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
607-255-8931
http://www.cfnpp.cornell.edu/
Studying the affects of education, health and nutrition, risk and empowerment on the poor in developing countries; search ongoing projects, publications and related organizations

Food Research and Action Center
Food Research and Action Center
1875 Connecticut Ave.
NW Suite 540
Washington, DC 20009
202-986-2200
http://www.frac.org/

Working to eliminate hunger in the United States by improving public policy and public-private relationships; learn about federal programs, access publications and read about the campaign to end childhood hunger

Food Stamp Hotline & Commodity Foods -Division of Family Services
615 Howerton Court
P.O. Box 2320
Jefferson City, MO 65102-1527
573-751-3221
http://www.dss.mo.gov/fsd/fstamp/index.htm
Use the pre-screening tool to see if you qualify for food stamps and learn how food stamps are used

Missouri Association of Social Welfare - Hunger Task Force
The Center for Social Justice
606 East Capitol Avenue
Jefferson City, Missouri 65101
573-634-2901
1-888-634-2901
http://www.masw.org/contact_us.html
Working to reduce hunger and the number of homeless in Missouri. More information can be found at: http://www.masw.org/programs/hunger.html

Missouri Department of Health
Missouri Summer Food Service Program
Community Food and Nutrition Assistance
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
PO Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570
1-888-435-1464 (toll-free)
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/sfsp/index.html
Providing nutritious meals to eligible populations while during the summer
Summer Feeding Program (National)
USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Food & Nutrition Service
3101 Park Center Drive
Alexandria, VA 22302
1-800-733-6251
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Summer/
Learn how to combine a summer activity program with a feeding program to help fill the hunger gap while school is out of session

Second Harvest National Office
35 E. Wacker Dr., #2000
Chicago, IL 60601
1-800.771.2303 (toll-free)
312-263-2303
http://www.secondharvest.org/
A food bank network for low-income hungry of the United States and charitable organizations such food pantries, soup kitchens and after-school programs

Share Our Strength
1730 M Street NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
1-800-969-4767 (toll-free)
202-393-2925
http://www.strength.org/
Ending national and world-wide hunger with the strength of individuals and businesses. Learn more about Taste the Nation, The Great American Bake Sale and other programs

World Health Organization/UN
Avenue Appia 20
1211 Geneva 27
Switzerland
Telephone: (+ 41 22) 791 21 11
http://www.who.int/en/
WHO – US
Pan American Health Organization
525 23rd St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037, U.S.A.
202-974-3000
http://www.paho.org/
International public health agency working to improve health and living standards

 
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