Become a Hunger Action Champion

Join our Champion Advocates program to take your advocacy to the next level.

Lift your voice

Be a Champion for Change in Your Community

Make a meaningful difference as a Hunger Action Champion. Join a program from the Greater Chicago Food Depository designed to build your skills, help you gain confidence, and to take meaningful action. You’ll get free training, tools, and support to help you grow as an advocate and create real change in your community.

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The Power of Advocacy

As a Hunger Action Champion, you'll get the opportunity to:

Get trained to tell your story as a public speaker or to the media.

Engage elected officials through one-on-one conversations and advocacy events.

Connect with other advocates in your community through in-person community building events.

Sign Up to Become a Hunger Action Champion

Have you ever wanted to talk about hunger in your community but didn’t have the right words to say? Do you want to help get your neighbors fired up about these issues, but don’t know where to start? Ready to engage elected officials that represent your community on the critical need to protect SNAP and other programs that address poverty and hunger? We can help!

Join our Champion Advocates program and in one hour you will be ready to take your advocacy to the next level. By attending a Hunger Action Champion welcome meeting, you will deepen your knowledge about SNAP and how we can all fight to protect the program. Submit your interest below and someone from the Food Depository will be in touch with next steps. Contact Molly Dubow, Senior Manager of Advocacy at [email protected] with any questions.