Child hunger and food insecurity are growing concerns
nationwide, especially in suburban areas where many low-income families have
relocated in search of employment, affordable housing and better schools. Last
year alone, our client Loaves &
Fishes Community Services provided nutrition assistance to nearly 10,000
children in DuPage County, which represents 25 percent of food insecure
children in the area, according to Feeding
America.

Community members from across DuPage County gathered at
Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL, for the event which featured a keynote
address by nationally-renowned expert Dr.
John Cook, principal investigator at Children’s Healthwatch and professor
in pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine, who discussed his
research findings on the detrimental effects of food insecurity on children.
His presentation was followed by an interactive discussion featuring a panel of
regional and local experts, including: Dr.
Theresa Hawley of the Illinois Governor’s Office on Early Childhood
Development; Dr. Jennifer McNulty,
Medical Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics at Edward
Hospital; and Dr. Linda Van Horn,
Northwestern Comprehensive Center on Obesity at Northwestern University’s
Feinberg School of Medicine.
To further elevate the profile and prestige of the event, LCWA
secured Dr. Sandy Goldberg, clinical
nutritionist and Emmy Award-winning on-air Health and Nutrition Contributor for
NBC5 Chicago, to moderate the panel discussion. Additionally, we promoted the
event through targeted media outreach securing pre-event coverage in more than
a dozen outlets ranging from WGN-TV to Positively
Naperville. We also hosted several reporters at the event itself. Following
are two of the resulting articles:
Overall, the event was a huge success both in elevating the issue
of child hunger and forging connections among the DuPage non-profit
community. We were proud to be a part of it all!
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