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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
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CHAPTER 3:

INCLUSION FOR THE EXCLUDED AND DENIED
• Abolish laws that prohibit ex-offenders/returning citizens from receiving public
benefits that make it hard for them to get jobs and earn an honest living.
• Establish an employment program that targets individuals with significant barriers
to work so that they are able to gain work experience, build skills, and improve
their long-term prospects for employment.
• Guarantee every child a high-quality education from Pre-K through grade 12 and
assure critical benchmarks are reached.
• Increase income assistance for people with disabilities who cannot work; provide
better support to those who can and want to work.
• Improve SNAP outreach to low-income seniors; ensure that there is sufficient
funding to deliver meals to all those who are homebound and in need.

CHAPTER 4:

LOCAL LEADERS WORKING WITH NATIONAL PARTNERS TO END HUNGER
• Local leaders and their national partners should bring community groups
together to work toward ending hunger.
• The president should convene a bipartisan White House Summit on
Hunger, and Congress should reinstate the House and Senate select
committees on hunger.

CHAPTER 5:

ENDING EXTREME POVERTY AND HUNGER WORLDWIDE
• The international community should make a concerted push to achieve the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by the 2015 deadline.
• The international community must reach agreement on a set of development
goals to succeed the MDGs.
• The next development goals should be for all countries, including the United States.
• The post-2015 development goals should include a stand-alone goal to end
hunger by 2030 and achieve global food security and good nutrition for all.
• The next round of development goals should underscore the need to strengthen
local capacity and resilience in low-income countries.

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