Partnership Board Member David Beckmann to Speak on PBS about Child Malnutrition

Rev. David Beckmann, will appear on nationwide television Friday, July 16, in the public affairs show, “Need to Know.”

 

Jon Meacham, program host and editor of Newsweek, interviewed David on the silent epidemic of malnutrition. David appears in the second segment of the show. Since “Need to Know” airs at various times throughout the country, please check the schedule of your local PBS station.

 

As you may know, nearly one in four children suffers from hunger in our country. Congress needs to fully fund the additional investments for the Child Nutrition Act. The programs authorized by this law—school lunches and breakfasts, summer feeding programs, and the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program—are critical to ending childhood hunger.