Feeding Indiana’s Hungry is committed to enhancing the quality of life for our neighbors through access to safe, nutritious food and other vital necessities in a dignified manner.
Feeding Indiana’s Hungry supports legislation and administrative policies which recognize the needs of the nearly 1,034,000 food insecure Hoosiers. Indiana’s food banks seek to serve and increase the accessibility of nutritious food options to promote health, educational attainment, and workforce success for those in need.
Feeding Indiana’s Hungry supports removing barriers to public assistance enrollment and administration to ensure that eligible Hoosiers receive benefits in the most efficient, secure, and cost-effective manner, including elimination of the asset test for SNAP.
Feeding Indiana’s Hungry appreciates the sustained state support for Indiana’s food banks to enable them to meet record high community needs and provide safe distribution of food across Indiana. This support is the only state funding Indiana’s food banks receive.
Feeding Indiana’s Hungry opposes establishing any additional barriers to public assistance eligibility, access, or utilization.
Feeding Indiana’s Hungry supports Hunger Free Campus legislation which incentivizes public colleges to address student hunger on campus.
Feeding Indiana’s Hungry supports leveraging 1115 Medicaid waivers to provide nutrition supports for vulnerable populations, including those with chronic diseases, pregnant women, and children, to improve health outcomes through better food access.
