White House gains partners to end US hunger within a decade

By ASHRAF KHALIL
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is counting on a variety of private-sector partnerships to help fund and implement its goal of ending hunger in America by 2030. President Joe Biden is hosting a conference on hunger, nutrition and health. Wednesday’s conference is the first by the White House since 1969 during the Nixon administration. The conference seeks to promote healthy eating, good nutrition and physical activity. The Biden administration says it has gained more than $8 billion from private companies, charitable foundations and industry groups. While Biden is touting the successful buy-in campaign from the private sector, some of the strongest potential obstacles to his proposals lie in the increasingly partisan Congress.