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January 28, 2025

Mayor Casey Hancock Joins Other City Leaders from Across the U.S. in Nonpartisan Coalition Fighting Childhood Hunger

Hartsville, SC: Mayor Casey Hancock has joined with more than 400 other mayors from all 50 states and the District of Columbia in a nonpartisan coalition called the Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger, which taps the individual and collective leadership of mayors to take meaningful action to end childhood hunger in cities nationwide.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, state, local and national leaders took urgent action to fight childhood hunger, tactics that worked to stave off greater rates of food insecurity despite the severe economic hardships brought on by the pandemic. The Mayors Alliance harnesses the collective expertise of mayors from across the political spectrum to continue driving change at the state and national level.

“My motivation for joining the Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger is obvious—there’s no excuse for children to go hungry in this country, especially in the City of Hartsville, and I want to do whatever I can to help make sure they don’t. I had a great experience attending this year’s Annual Meeting of the Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger and learned a great deal about what has worked for other mayors around the country and potential resources to help magnify our efforts and the efforts of the non-profit organizations in town, like Carolina’s Kids, that have been feeding our children for years.” says Mayor Hancock.

The Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger is a partner of the national nonprofit Share Our Strength and its No Kid Hungry campaign.

“Mayors have witnessed firsthand the hardship their constituents are facing, and their cities are on the frontlines of responding to the short and long-term impacts of hunger in their communities,” says Jason Gromley, Senior Director, Government Relations & Advocacy, Share Our Strength. “During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen mayors address child hunger in a variety of creative ways, like advocating for and strengthening nutrition programs, to creating innovative public-private partnerships and growing awareness of the systemic connections between poverty, racism and hunger.”

For more information about the Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger, please visit: Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger

Mayors Alliance’s Annual Meeting
January 17, 2025
Share Our Strength
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Mayors Alliance’s Annual Meeting
January 17, 2025
Share Our Strength
Rebecca Drobis All Rights Reserved