AGENDA

Discussion on Domestic and International Feeding Challenges

December 8, 2008

9:00 a.m. –4:00 p.m.

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

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Welcoming Remarks - Secretary of Agriculture

Secretary Ed Schafer, USDA

9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

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Introductory Remarks

Kate Houston, Deputy Under Secretary, Food Nutrition and Consumer Services, USDA
Terri Hasdorff, Director, Center for Faith Based and Community Initiatives, USAID

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

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Presenter – Keith Ringer, South Carolina Department of Education

Partnerships in Quality Purchasing – South CarolinaSchool Food Services Purchasing Alliance

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

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Presenter – Glenn Baily, Crossroads Urban Center

Lessons learned from operating a food pantry and food buying cooperative

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

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Break

10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

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Presenter – Russell Davis, USDA Rural Development

Loan programs available to food buying cooperatives

11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

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Presenter – Candy Hill, Catholic CharitiesUSA

Challenges to creating a national network in support of local service delivery

11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

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Facilitated Discussion

Duke Storen

12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

/ Lunch Break

1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

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Afternoon Kick-off

Terri Hasdorff, Director, Center for Faith Based and Community Initiatives, USAID

1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

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Presenter – Susan Bradley, Acting Director of the Office of Policy, Program and Management in USAID’s Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DHCA) and co-chair of USAID’s global security task force

Susan will be speaking on behalf of the Global Food Security Task Force and giving an overview of what actions USAID is taking in the fight against global hunger.

1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

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Brian Bacon, DCHA/FFP

Overview of the Title II program, USAID's international food aid program, administered by the Office of Food for Peace

2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

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Governor Scott McCallum, President and CEO, Aidmatrix Foundation

Overview of their food bank network and what Aidmatrix is doing internationally

2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

/ Ed Enzor, Director of Operations, Global Samaritan Resources
Global Samaritan Resources works in partnership with the Breed Love Program and USAID Food for Peace program to deliver food all over the world.

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

/ Dave Evans, Vice President, Government Resources and Programs, Food for the Hungry
Overview of Food for the Hungry, what they are doing internationally in the fight against global hunger, and possible partnership opportunities.

3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

/ Brian Backe, Director, Domestic ProgramsCatholic ReliefServices
Speaking on the Foods Resource Bank- Foods Resource Bank's goal is to engage the grassroots agricultural community in the U.S., along with individuals, churches and urban communities, to grow solutions to hunger problems in our world.