Capitol Insider: Latest News on Food Insecurity Policy & Advocacy (July 2025) | Hunger Free Oklahoma
Check out the latest Oklahoma food insecurity policy and advocacy news.| Hunger Free Oklahoma
To amplify the voices of those who experience hunger and food insecurity, Hunger Free Oklahoma is launching the Lived Experience and Resource Network (LEARN) Workshop that includes a paid eight-month program beginning September 2024 for Tulsa and surrounding area residents.| Hunger Free Oklahoma
Check out the latest Oklahoma food insecurity policy and advocacy news.| Hunger Free Oklahoma
Today, Ryan Walters put out an email to Oklahoma parents informing them that every child in Oklahoma should have access to no-cost school meals. While we share the end goal, we do not agree it can be achieved by this proposed approach.| Hunger Free Oklahoma
“This bill is a setback, and it’s frustrating. But it doesn’t change what we know to be true. Hunger didn’t begin with this bill and it won’t end with it, either."| Hunger Free Oklahoma
Hunger Free Oklahoma President/CEO Chris Bernard released a statement in response to Governor Stitt’s Executive Order 2025-13 which, in part, seeks to limit SNAP purchases: Today, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt announced in an executive order that he had the Oklahoma Department of Human Services pursue federal approval to restrict the purchase of soda and candy with SNAP benefits as part of a larger set of directives to address Oklahomans’ health. While we all share the important goal of i...| Hunger Free Oklahoma
One out of every five kids in Oklahoma doesn’t always have enough food to eat. No child should have to sit in class hungry and unable to focus. It hurts their ability to learn, disrupts the class for the teacher, and results in worse outcomes for our educational system. But it happens in classrooms for thousands of students in our state every day because their families don’t have the resources and their schools don’t leverage all the tools available to them to make sure kids have access...| Hunger Free Oklahoma
by Jessica Dietrich, Director of Government Relations and Public Policy, and Bailey Ashbaker, Senior Policy Analyst and Engagement Specialist State Updates For the 2025 Legislative Session, 527 bills were sent to the Governor. 148 of those bills were signed, 70 were vetoed, and 47 of the vetoes were overridden. 305 bills became law without the […]| Hunger Free Oklahoma
Hunger Free Oklahoma President/CEO Chris Bernard released a statement in response to Governor Stitt’s Executive Order 2025-13 which, in part, seeks to limit SNAP purchases: Today, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt announced in an executive order that he had the Oklahoma Department of Human Services pursue federal approval to restrict the purchase of soda and candy with SNAP benefits as part of a larger set of directives to address Oklahomans’ health. While we all share the important goal of i...| Hunger Free Oklahoma
The Chickasaw Nation, in partnership with Hunger Free Oklahoma, is expanding access to the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (Summer EBT or SEBT) program to families in Oklahoma and Cleveland Counties. This collaboration will bring a crucial benefit to the approximately 100,000 children who lose access to free or reduced-price school meals during the summer months.| Hunger Free Oklahoma
Oklahoma has taken a significant step toward integrating nutrition into healthcare with the passage of Senate Bill 806, known as the Food is Medicine Act. This legislation recognizes the critical role that access to nutritious food plays in preventing and managing chronic diseases, particularly for those enrolled in Medicaid.| Hunger Free Oklahoma
