SM 65 — "END HUNGER IN NM DAY"

SENATE MEMORIAL 65 53RD LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 2018 INTRODUCED BY Mimi Stewart 6 8 10 A MEMORIAL DECLARING FEBRUARY 6, 2018 "END HUNGER IN NEW MEXICO DAY" IN THE SENATE.

145 WHEREAS, nationwide, New Mexico has one of the highest rates of overall food insecurity of all residents, including children, veterans, the homeless and seniors;

and e t 17 WHEREAS, annual feeding America statistics rank New Mexico w l n d 18 as one of the most food-insecure states for children in the = = 19 a l nation;

and i a e r 20 WHEREAS, nearly seventy thousand New Mexicans seek food a t m m 21 assistance each week;

and d r e 22 WHEREAS, eighty-nine percent of hungry households have an c e s k 23 annual income of less than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000);

e a n b 24 and u [ WHEREAS, sixty-one percent of households choose between .209897.1 paying for utilities or buying food;

and WHEREAS, there is an urgent need to address New Mexico's 6 food insecurity and to eliminate hunger in New Mexico;

and WHEREAS, nonperishable food items will be collected on February 6, 2018 at the state capitol to benefit the food SM 65 depot;

Page 1 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that February 6, 2018 be declared "End Hunger in 12 New Mexico Day" in the senate;

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