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End 68 Hours of Hunger is a public non-profit effort to confront the approximately 68 hours of hunger that some school children experience between the free lunch they receive in school Friday and the free breakfast they receive in school Monday.

Childhood food insecurity is a national problem, it occurs when children receive insufficient food on a regular basis; in many cases missing meals entirely. After a while, these children also experience “fear of hunger” that affects their behavior as much as physical hunger affects their bodies. There are more than 6.5 million food-insecure children in American households today. (USDA 2023) This program puts nourishing food in the hands of school children to carry them through the weekend. Each bag of food is valued at $15 each week and provides two breakfasts, two lunches, and three dinners for a child.

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New Hampshire Family Voices has been working with families, children and the professionals that support them for over 40 years. The organization provides information, resources, and training to help families, providers, and systems builders make informed decisions so that NH families of children with chronic conditions and/or disabilities can get the support they need to see their children thrive. 

They do this by helping families understand the systems of health care they are using and how to navigate and influence them, providing families with tools to make informed decisions as they experience diagnosis and treatment options, assisting families in accessing health care financing options for their family members with special health care needs, and bringing families, providers, and communities together to create “fully accessible” communities, places, and programs for children with special health care needs. 

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