[Communications] Fwd: IL Commission to End Hunger Event this WEDNESDAY!

[Lorraine Kells]

Hello all,

Gina and I attended an in person planning meeting in early March of last
year hosted by the Chicago Area Food Access, Urban Planting Meeting.  It
was really cold and there was snow on the ground, but we loved the ASian
carp fish tacos. More importantly, we learned a lot from the speakers and
felt validated and more deeply motivated in our work as community
gardeners.

The Commission to End Hunger was created by legislation in 2010 to
guarantee collaboration among government entities and *community partners*
in order to ensure that no man, woman, or child in Illinois should ever be
faced with hunger.  The Commission was established in Chicago in 2011.
Please consider attending.

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Penesis, Ted <Ted.Penesis at illinois.gov>
Date: Mon, Mar 8, 2021 at 10:25 AM
Subject: IL Commission to End Hunger Event this WEDNESDAY!
To:


The Illinois Commission to End Hunger is proud to announce the release of *From
Food Insecurity to Food Equity: A Roadmap to End Hunger in Illinois*, an
action plan to help end hunger in our state.



This report describes the barriers that prevent people from accessing food
programs and food retail and lifts up three important strategies for
ensuring equitable access to food.



Please join us this *Wednesday, March 10th at 2:30 p.m. *for a virtual
event to explore what hunger looks like in Illinois and key strategies to
address the immediate hunger crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic and
build equitable and lasting food security.



Register here
<https://secure-web.cisco.com/1AjA-sCC1NGGpLdEHnl6uPQZR-dYDBf4G5IIzR5f5nGpVI_nShPBd4R1MPGNBShYMwDFNmKVf5Bpds1_CR6SbfeXCT5qiLHkLRPlZ9khHIl6Gooqm--YWvysPSrU2CbMwGlrdEa49HBtye-hDO-NXm16-xpjXS35bcv6jeHg-ioU1er5XQkxzbUTYnEW3TvLCa9vYN-ZKpBUS0SiV1lD_OGAb7S5U5m1N40xmzwhcoOFfssUyqTBFdUu99kTabEvL1YxDfIiIg0jfENLqJCb_5xtDeQmOQDZvobXpdXpQj7NvYgp1NObfSVXDnOVSMBvHyVc5svjbpEO2ggLdoylVUnQ1bkmZe6HJLuwyLK7CLO7xDUqqQWec-tX5ndlaMwYABnBRexa4EWScmqLw3lL59IYaEYk6FjFUpewRX4GyC_k/https%3A%2F%2Fzoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_u9Mq9IPDQzKPRkhxC76MTQ>



Speakers include:

•             Deputy Governor, Sol Flores, Co-chair

•             Greater Chicago Food Depository Executive Director and CEO,
Kate Maehr, Co-chair

•             Secretary of the Illinois Department of Human Services, Grace
Hou



The *Roadmap to End Hunger* is a call to action for individuals,
organizations and policymakers to work on this solvable issue. We invite
all Illinoisans to join us on this journey.



Sincerely,

*Ted Penesis*

Pronouns: he/him/his (Tell me more!
<https://students.wustl.edu/gender-pronouns-information/>)

*Director, Office of Community Outreach*

*Illinois Department of Natural Resources*

Office: 847-608-3108 | Cell: 847-531-3337

Ted.Penesis at illinois.gov | www.dnr.illinois.gov



*Member – IDNR Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (DEAI)
Committee*



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