HM 65 — "END HUNGER DAY"

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 65DECLARING 54THMARCH LEGISLATURE5, -2019 STATEAS OF"END NEWHUNGER MEXICODAY" -IN FIRSTTHE SESSION,NEW 2019MEXICO INTRODUCEDHOUSE BYOF JoanneREPRESENTATIVES. J.

Ferrary5 andWHEREAS, Elizabeththe "Liz”2018 Thomson"map andthe Karenmeal C.gap" report from the national anti-hunger organization feeding America indicates that twenty-six percent of children, or one hundred twenty- five thousand two hundred ten children, are at risk of hunger in New Mexico;

Bash and RebeccaWHEREAS, Dowthe andUnited AnthonyStates Allisondepartment 7of 9agriculture Aresearch MEMORIALservice DECLARINGranks MARCHNew 5,Mexico 2019sixth-highest ASamong "ENDthe HUNGERstates DAY"with INthe THEmost NEWpeople MEXICOexperiencing HOUSEhunger; OF REPRESENTATIVES.

14and WHEREAS, the 2018map "map the meal gap"gap report fromalso theshows national anti-hunger organization feeding America indicates that twenty-sixhunger percentis ofgetting children,worse or one hundred twenty-five e t 17 thousand two hundred ten children, are at risk of hunger in New wMexico: l n d 18 Mexico;

and = = 19 WHEREAS, the Unitedoverall Stateshunger departmentrate ofin agriculture a l i a e r 20 research service ranks New Mexico sixth-highestis amongseventeen thepercent, aan tincrease mfrom m2017's 21rate statesof withsixteen thepercent; most people experiencing hunger;

and d r e 22 WHEREAS, the map the meal gap report also shows that c e s k 23 hunger is gettingdirectly worselinked into Newpoverty; Mexico:

the overall hunger rate e a n b 24 in New Mexico is seventeen percent, an increase from 2017's u [ rate of sixteen percent;

and .214141.1 WHEREAS, hunger is directly linked to poverty;

and WHEREAS, the center for American progress reports that four hundred one thousand seven hundred fifty-five New HM 65 Page 1 Mexicans, or nearly one in five state residents, were living in poverty in 2017;

and WHEREAS, there is a need for a single, statewide plan e e 17 among policymakers, agencies and organizations for ending e e n d 18 hunger in New Mexico;

and = = l ] 19 WHEREAS, at the request of the house of representatives, a l r i 20 pursuant to 2018's House Memorial 90, a multidisciplinary, t e a t multi-stakeholder "hunger council" made up of legislators, m m 21 e d r e 22 state and local government agency representatives and experts c e r c 23 in hunger and poverty policy has been meeting to develop a e a n b 24 single statewide plan for ending hunger in New Mexico;

u [ NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF .214141.1 - 2 - REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that Tuesday, March 5, 2019, be declared "End Hunger Day" in the house of representatives;

and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that members of the New Mexico legislature be requested to form a "hunger caucus" to support HM 65 Page 2 legislation aimed at ending hunger in New Mexico;

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