USDA/Lance Cheung
Sergio Baiz (right) and
Ed Rivas (left) of the San
Antonio Food Bank lift a
tub of potatoes that will
be cooked and mashed
for meals served in a
Kids Café program.
28?Introduction
The USDA administers 15 separate nutrition programs. Fighting hunger does not lend
itself to a one-size-fits-all approach. That’s also true at the local level. Portland, Oregon, may
not go about it in exactly the same way as Portland, Maine. It takes local ears to listen to what
those most affected by hunger are experiencing, and it takes local leaders to move members
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