On average, 23 percent of requests for emergency
food assistance nationwide are thought to have gone unmet last year, according to a survey by the U.S. Conference of Mayors and Sodexho Inc., a food - and facilities - management company.
Providing coordination, training, technical
assistance and support on nutrition and anti-poverty issues to a
nationwide network of advocates, service providers,
food banks, program administrators and participants, and policymakers; and