UAH works with elected officials and policy makers to protect, strengthen, and improve federal nutrition program policies, in order to increase access to these programs and give voice to the people who use them.
At the Federal level we...
- Meet with Utah’s Congressional delegation and their staff to educate them about the impact of hunger and food insecurity on their constituents.
- Lobby Utah’s congressional delegation about the position and votes we would like them to take on budget and bill before Congress.
- Educate Utah’s congressional delegation about the need to protect the funding and structure of federal nutrition programs.
Currently we are...
- Meeting with our federal delegation to emphasize the impacts of the reconciliation package.
At the State level we...
- Meet with state representatives and senators, and their staff, to advocate for policies and legislation that protect low-income Utahns.
- Work in coalition with the Family Investment Coalition to address state level low-income issues.
- Testify in state legislative committee hearings on low income issues.
- Serve on councils and advisory committees including the Workforces Services Partner Coalition, Utah WIC Advisory council, Salt Lake Food Policy Task Force (founding member), the Pantry Association and the Food Security Coalition
Our Recent Successes
- Successfully advocated for HB100, expanding access to free school lunch to students up to 185% of the federal poverty level
- Secured $50,000 for state pantries
- Advocated for Meals on Wheels fundings
- Advocated for Utah's adoption of the Elderly Simplified Education project for benefits
Currently we are...
- Working to expand funding for pantries during an upsurge in need and to expand access to meals for children across the state
