{"id":6823,"date":"2021-05-25T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/?p=6823"},"modified":"2021-05-25T14:46:07","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T19:46:07","slug":"hunger-has-long-been-a-problem-in-america-but-in-2021-we-have-the-opportunity-to-fix-the-food-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/hunger-has-long-been-a-problem-in-america-but-in-2021-we-have-the-opportunity-to-fix-the-food-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"El hambre ha sido un problema en Estados Unidos durante mucho tiempo, pero en 2021, tenemos la oportunidad de solucionar la crisis alimentaria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ahora que la sesi\u00f3n legislativa de Missouri ha finalizado (lea el blog de resumen de la sesi\u00f3n legislativa de MO<\/span> <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/missouri-legislature-wraps-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly\/\">AQU\u00cd<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"> y \u00fanase a nosotros el viernes 4 de junio a las 12 p.m. para nuestro evento de conclusi\u00f3n de la sesi\u00f3n legislativa registr\u00e1ndose <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/events\/2021-legislative-review\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">AQU\u00cd<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">), es hora de dirigir nuestros esfuerzos de promoci\u00f3n hacia Washington DC. En los pr\u00f3ximos meses, habr\u00e1 muchas oportunidades para la promoci\u00f3n a nivel federal espec\u00edficamente en torno a los temas de la Coalici\u00f3n Empoderar la Seguridad Alimentaria de Missouri. Dos de las necesidades de defensa m\u00e1s urgentes incluyen la aprobaci\u00f3n del Plan de Familias Estadounidenses y la Reautorizaci\u00f3n de Nutrici\u00f3n Infantil.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>El plan de familias estadounidenses:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El 28 de abril<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, El presidente Biden dio a conocer su <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2021\/04\/28\/fact-sheet-the-american-families-plan\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Plan Familias Americanas<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">, que incluye inversiones profundas que tienen como objetivo ayudar a los ni\u00f1os, las familias y la econom\u00eda de Estados Unidos. Dentro de este plan, se ampl\u00edan los apoyos para nuestros programas de red de seguridad vitales, incluidos muchos de los programas de nutrici\u00f3n financiados por el gobierno federal. COVID-19 sac\u00f3 a la luz cu\u00e1n cr\u00edticos son los programas de nutrici\u00f3n para nuestros ni\u00f1os. Fue especialmente evidente cuando las escuelas estaban cerradas y los ni\u00f1os ya no pod\u00edan acceder a desayunos y almuerzos escolares gratuitos. Con las escuelas cerradas y los ni\u00f1os aprendiendo desde casa, muchas familias luchaban por educar a sus hijos y por tener suficiente comida para alimentarlos. El Plan de Familias Estadounidenses asegura que los ni\u00f1os tengan acceso a alimentos saludables y nutritivos durante todo el a\u00f1o, incluso cuando no est\u00e1n en el edificio de la escuela. El plan incluye:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Ampliaci\u00f3n del programa de transferencia electr\u00f3nica de beneficios de verano<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a todos los estudiantes que son elegibles para recibir comidas gratis durante el a\u00f1o escolar. Esto les brinda a las familias un beneficio mensual en una tarjeta EBT que pueden usar para comprar alimentos para sus familias mientras los ni\u00f1os est\u00e1n en casa de la escuela en el verano.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Aumentar el n\u00famero de escuelas que pueden ofrecer comidas gratuitas a todos los ni\u00f1os.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mediante la expansi\u00f3n de la elegibilidad de la comunidad y facilitando que las escuelas califiquen y ejecuten el programa.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Ampliaci\u00f3n de la elegibilidad autom\u00e1tica para recibir comidas escolares gratuitas.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> La propuesta har\u00eda que los ni\u00f1os que reciben Medicaid o SSI sean elegibles autom\u00e1ticamente para recibir comidas escolares gratuitas. Esta propuesta reduce el papeleo administrativo para las escuelas y permite un acceso m\u00e1s f\u00e1cil a las comidas escolares.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Aumentar la financiaci\u00f3n para las escuelas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> para ayudarlos a aumentar el valor nutricional de las comidas que sirven. Los alimentos saludables son costosos y esta adici\u00f3n permitir\u00eda a las escuelas aumentar el valor nutricional y el atractivo de sus comidas.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Reautorizaci\u00f3n de nutrici\u00f3n infantil:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Cada cinco a\u00f1os, el Congreso tiene la oportunidad de volver a autorizar muchos de los programas de nutrici\u00f3n infantil a trav\u00e9s de la Reautorizaci\u00f3n de nutrici\u00f3n infantil (CNR). <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/content\/pkg\/PLAW-111publ296\/pdf\/PLAW-111publ296.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Ley de ni\u00f1os sanos y sin hambre de 2010<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">fue la \u00faltima vez que tuvo lugar la CNR. Esa Ley expir\u00f3 t\u00e9cnicamente el 30 de septiembre de 2015, pero los programas que autoriz\u00f3 contin\u00faan operando. En 2021, el Congreso volver\u00e1 a buscar la reautorizaci\u00f3n de los programas de nutrici\u00f3n infantil. Con esta reautorizaci\u00f3n, el Congreso tiene la oportunidad de mejorar la salud de los ni\u00f1os estadounidenses protegiendo y fortaleciendo los programas de nutrici\u00f3n infantil financiados por el gobierno federal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Nuestro socio nacional,<\/span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/frac.org\/research\/resource-library\/leavebehindcnr2021\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">T<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">El Centro de Investigaci\u00f3n y Acci\u00f3n Alimentaria<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ha elaborado una lista de prioridades de la CNR para 2021, que incluye:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Incrementar la inversi\u00f3n en programas de horario extraescolar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Aumentar el alcance de los programas de comidas de verano, racionalizar las operaciones para reducir la burocracia innecesaria, aprovechar el \u00e9xito del programa P-EBT mediante el desarrollo de un Programa EBT de verano de amplio alcance y llegar a m\u00e1s ni\u00f1os mediante el aumento de modelos alternativos de entrega.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Realizar cambios en el Programa de alimentos para el cuidado de ni\u00f1os y adultos (CACFP<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">): Permitir que CACFP proporcione refrigerios y cenas para el cuidado infantil de d\u00eda completo, agilizar el acceso para reducir la burocracia y aumentar la participaci\u00f3n, mejorar la elegibilidad del \u00e1rea para llegar a los proveedores de cuidado infantil en \u00e1reas m\u00e1s rurales y de bajos ingresos, y aumentar los reembolsos para los proveedores.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Fortalecimiento de los programas nacionales de almuerzos y desayunos escolares:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ampliar la elegibilidad de la comunidad para permitir que m\u00e1s escuelas puedan ofrecer comidas gratuitas a todos los estudiantes y permitir una certificaci\u00f3n m\u00e1s directa de los estudiantes para reducir el papeleo y aumentar el acceso.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Incrementar el acceso al Programa de Nutrici\u00f3n Suplementaria de Mujeres, Beb\u00e9s y Ni\u00f1os (WIC) Programa:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Extender los per\u00edodos de certificaci\u00f3n y permitir la inscripci\u00f3n de ni\u00f1os hasta los 6 a\u00f1os, continuar permitiendo la inscripci\u00f3n remota y los servicios remotos, y expandir la investigaci\u00f3n en comunidades desatendidas con la esperanza de una mayor participaci\u00f3n en el programa.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u00a1Es el momento adecuado para promover estos dos importantes paquetes de pol\u00edticas! Este verano y oto\u00f1o, la Coalici\u00f3n Empoderar la Seguridad Alimentaria de Missouri organizar\u00e1 llamadas de promoci\u00f3n con muchos de los miembros de nuestra delegaci\u00f3n federal. Para obtener m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre estos temas o para ser incluido en estas oportunidades de promoci\u00f3n, comun\u00edquese con la Coordinadora de la Coalici\u00f3n de Seguridad Alimentaria, Christine Woody en <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"mailto:christine@empowermissouri.org\">christine@empowermissouri.org<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">En solidaridad,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Christine Woody<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Coordinadora senior de pol\u00edticas y organizaci\u00f3n<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that the Missouri legislative session has ended (read the MO Legislative Session Wrap Up Blog HERE and join us on Friday, June 4th at 12pm for our Legislative Session Wrap-up Event by registering HERE), it is time to turn our advocacy efforts towards Washington D.C.. In the coming months, there will be many opportunities [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":6600,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[395,208,28,95,409,122,252],"issues":[32,213,408,410],"coauthors":[358],"class_list":["post-6823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weekly-perspective","tag-ebt","tag-food-insecurity","tag-food-security","tag-hunger","tag-nutrition","tag-snap","tag-washington-dc","issues-hunger","issues-food-insecurity","issues-ebt","issues-nutrition"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Hunger has long been a problem in America, But in 2021, We Have The Opportunity To Fix The Food Crisis - Empower Missouri<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/hunger-has-long-been-a-problem-in-america-but-in-2021-we-have-the-opportunity-to-fix-the-food-crisis\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hunger has long been a problem in America, But in 2021, We Have The Opportunity To Fix The Food Crisis - Empower Missouri\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Now that the Missouri legislative session has ended (read the MO Legislative Session Wrap Up Blog HERE and join us on Friday, June 4th at 12pm for our Legislative Session Wrap-up Event by registering HERE), it is time to turn our advocacy efforts towards Washington D.C.. 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