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Release No. FNS 0003-06

Susan Acker (703) 305-2281

USDA Announces 2006 Hunger Champion Mentor Awardee

PHOENIX, October 24, 2006—Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Kate Coler today announced the 2006 Food Stamp Hunger Champion Mentor Award recipients at the State Food Stamp Directors conference.  The awardees have shown exemplary service in assisting eligible clients obtain food stamp benefits.

“The Food Stamp Program is the first line of defense against hunger,” Coler said.  “USDA in partnership with state and local offices and advocacy organizations is committed to ensuring that everyone who is eligible for this Program knows about it and is able to access benefits with dignity and respect.  We are very pleased to honor partners that have shown exemplary efforts in achieving this goal.”

The 2006 Food Stamp Hunger Champion Mentor Award recipients are:

Food Stamp Hunger Champion Mentors

  • Ashtabula County Department of Job & Family Services; Ashtabula, Ohio

  • North Shore Transitional Assistance Office; Salem, Mass.

Food Stamp Hunger Champion Honorable Mentors

  • Brunswick County Department of Social Services; Lawrenceville, Va.

  • Catawba County Department of Social Services; Newton, N.C.

  • Health & Human Services Commission; Houston, Texas

  • Lancaster District Office, Lancaster, Calif.

  • McCree District Office; Flint Mich.

  • Springfield Economic Services Office; Springfield, Vt.

  • Wichita Regional Office, Wichita, Kans.

The Food Stamp Hunger Champion Mentor and Honorable Mentor awardees were selected from 79 nominations submitted to USDA from state and local offices and advocacy organizations serving communities across the country. All of the Hunger Champion Award nominees will be listed as exemplary offices on the Food Stamp Program’s web site.  

The two offices selected to be Hunger Champion Mentors will share their successful strategies for ensuring that all eligible participants are able to access food stamp benefits at the 2006 State Food Stamp Directors conference.  The Food Stamp Hunger Champions Mentors also will be recognized with an award noting their efforts to ensure that food stamp participants have the nutrition assistance they need for their families. 

The Food Stamp Program provides support to needy households and individuals making the transition from welfare to work. More than 26 million people in approximately 11 million households participate in the program.  More information about the Food Stamp Program and the Hunger Champions Award is available at www.fns.usda.gov


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