What are Mayor Menino and the City of Boston doing about hunger?

• The City's anti-hunger efforts include:
  
  
• summer food grants in which the City provides $105,000 to 94 Boston food pantries to help them with summer demand. These programs are in every neighborhood of Boston;
  
  
• the Can Share Food Drive which provides over 160,000 pounds of donated food to the Greater Boston Food Bank that in turn goes out to the Boston food pantries;
  
  
• summer meals programs for children at 194 locations in the summer operated by the School Department and Community Centers;
  
  
• meals programs at over 164 after-school programs, which is a huge increase from 11 after-school programs five years ago;
  
  
• support of 13 Farmer's Markets throughout the city; and
  
  
• operating funding for the Farm at Long Island Shelter which provides fresh vegetables and produce for homeless shelter guests and provides training opportunities.
  
  
• the Mayor's strong advocacy with State and Federal government on anti-hunger issues.