The Idaho Hunger Relief Task Force (IHRTF) organizes a biennial Summit on Hunger and Food Insecurity. The Hunger Summit is held in the Treasure Valley. The IHRTF convenes the state’s faith leaders, charitable emergency food providers, state and local government, health providers, advocacy groups, business and industry, and community members.
IIRAH helps with the Hunger Summit in a couple of ways:
- Hosting one of the session tracks. IIRAH usually leads a track that focuses on advocacy.
- Coordinating the Summit Scholarship program. To encourage attendance by individuals across Idaho, IIRAH sponsors scholarships that help with registration and travel expenses. Please consider donating to the Hunger Summit Scholarship Fund.
2023 Hunger Summit: Advancing the National Strategy for Hunger, Nutrition and Health
The October 2023 Hunger Summit focused on the four of the five pillars to end hunger, identified in the National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health published September 2022. The goal of the meeting was to identify Idaho-specific priorities. The four pillars discussed were:
At the Summit attendees identified the top priorities for each pillar. During the next two years, teams of dedicated volunteers will work on those priorities with the goal of helping to make a positive impact on food security among Idahoans. Stay tuned for the progress of these four teams!
Past Hunger Summits
| 2021 | What has the Pandemic Revealed about Idaho’s Food Security? |
| 2018 | Nourishing Communities Together |
| 2016 | Uprooting Hunger. Cultivating Communities. Sowing Change |
| 2014 | Together Nourishing Idaho |
Idaho Interfaith Roundtable Against Hunger 