LORENA GARCIA HABLA SOBRE NO KID HUNGRY
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00:00I help myself to No Kid Hungry, this is my third year being an ambassador for them,
00:08to let them know what are the programs that exist for our community, so that our children
00:14do not go hungry this summer.
00:16Let's remember that summer is the time when our children are more hungry, since they do
00:21not go to school and do not have access to their school food.
00:24So that's what No Kid Hungry is about, and that's what this message is about, to let
00:28our community know where and how they can do to get these benefits, and what's best,
00:34right?
00:35One of my main causes, as a chef, is exactly that, feeding our children.
00:41Of course, yes, we are talking about approximately 30 million children who are affected because
00:47when they go to school, their food is sometimes the only food they have.
00:53So, the summer comes, the holidays, and those foods do not exist, so that's what it's about,
00:59that all the personalities, as you just named them, and I personally join this campaign
01:05to make these programs known, which are home-cooked meals in rural places.
01:12There are also different organizations and institutions that provide these free meals
01:19that are healthy for children under the age of 18.
01:22And also, something very important, listen carefully, there is a program called EBT,
01:28it is a bipartisan law, of which No Kid Hungry has fought with others for a long time to
01:35be able to achieve this approval, where it is $120 per child, okay, at school age, that
01:43the families can apply so that they can not only prepare it, but also buy those ingredients
01:50necessary for the basic basket and to be able to make their food in these summer times.
01:55Look, very important what you just mentioned, regardless of their migratory state,
02:01no questions are asked.
02:03All families and all children can have access to these benefits.
02:09We talk about that, yes, you are right, if you have a family of 4 children at school age
02:13for less than 18 years, it is $120 per child.
02:18The way you can know or collect, if you are a candidate for these benefits, you can visit
02:24the page nokidhungry.org, diagonal benefits.
02:31There you will be able to see where these benefits are located, because, for example,
02:36Florida and Texas are not in this EBT program, but if you can get what are those places where
02:44they can give you free food, where you can go in your locality, and that simply by going
02:50to WhatsApp and texting the word food to 304-304.
02:55For rural places, yes, food is given at home for children, there is also free food
03:03in different institutions throughout the United States, and now we also have EBT, which is
03:09$120 per child at school age for less than 18 years.
03:14These $120 are to buy their ingredients and to be able to prepare those delicious, tasty
03:20and healthy meals that the children, I always say that nutrition is a right, right?
03:24And that our children have the right to get their food, and that they are our generation
03:29of relief, so we have to pay a lot of attention to them.
03:32That's right, well, you cover it precisely in the summer time when the children are on
03:36vacation, that is the time when you cover it, and once the children return to school,
03:41then they get their food again in their schools when they go to class.
03:45So, let's remember where you can visit the page where it will give you all the information
03:50and if you are eligible for the EBT program of $120 per child under 18 years of age,
03:58you will visit the page no kid hungry.org, benefits, or also to be able to get where
04:08these free meals are and also for rural sites, how they can make you the delivery of these
04:13meals, you can write the text word food to 304, 304 on the WhatsApp platform.
04:21100% in Spanish, remember that our families and our Latin community are included,
04:27no migratory questions are asked, so with security and tranquility you can access these benefits.
04:35Look, I'm very happy, a documentary is coming that I made for VIX, Televisa Bonivision,
04:40that comes with a lot of desire, representing women in the Latin American culinary world
04:46as the guardians of our kitchen, so you will see me in another aspect, different from what
04:52you see me in the kitchen, I also have another beautiful project, cooking in my kitchen,
04:57inspired by my restaurant dishes, but giving those recipes for people who are at home
05:03and want to cook a little higher. And well, we continue, as I tell you, representing No Kid Hungry,
05:07I also continue with my project of my restaurants, Chica Miami comes with a lot of strength,
05:11with a new menu, so good, restaurant owner, trying to do, you know, what I can do the most
05:16on the screen, which I love, and well, feeding in the best way and representing my
05:21Latin community through my kitchen, my books and my projects.