About Taste of the Nation

Taste of the Nation's Impact

Since its inception, Taste of the Nation has supported the most effective nonprofit organizations working to end childhood hunger.

Here are a few examples of how we are making an impact all across America:

FLORIDA
Florida Impact, Tallahassee, increased the number of Food Stamp Program applicants by adding automated eligibility screening, benefit assessment, form-filling and mailing features to its toll-free bilingual Food Stamp Helpline. Calls increased sevenfold.
CALIFORNIA
California Food Policy Advocates, San Francisco, successfully advocated for expanding school breakfast programs to combat childhood hunger and obesity. The result: $18.2 million in state funds to provide fresh fruit for the program.
TEXAS
Sustainable Food Center, Austin, organized farmers markets near WIC clinics and adapted Share Our Strength’s Operation Frontline courses to train WIC staff in nutrition practices and cooking skills. The staff used this knowledge to help clients who live with or are at risk of diet related diseases, including diabetes and obesity.

Our Results

Since Share Our Strength developed its childhood hunger strategy in 2004, our Taste of the Nation grant recipients and state partners have achieved impressive results against our plan to end childhood hunger:

  • Distributed 2.5 billion pounds of food
  • Served 35 million meals to children
  • Served 791,000 kids through privately funded children feeding programs — that’s 23 million meals
  • Provided 2.5 million hours of nutrition education or the equivalent of 106,000 days or 15,000 weeks
  • Spent 110,000 hours advocating for federal child nutrition programs

*Source: Share Our Strength’s Grants Department