Ask Obama to Preserve Safety-Net Programs on Facebook!

Tell the President Not to Balance the Budget on the Backs of our Nation’s Most Vulnerable

President Obama will be hosting a Facebook Townhall next Wednesday, April 20th, to connect with Americans across the country. This is a unique opportunity for Hunger Relief Advocates to interact with the President directly about key safety net programs that are at risk.

Here’s How It Will Work:

President Obama will appear with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg at Facebook headquarters to answer questions live for about an hour on Wednesday, April 20 at 4:45pm EST/1:45pm PST. You can watch the event and submit a question on either Facebook or the White House’s Website, so you DO NOT need to belong to Facebook to participate.

Facebook will be selecting representative questions from the thousands submitted. Therefore, the more often a particular question or type of question is asked, the more likely it will be selected for the President to answer. That’s why we need as many Hunger Relief Advocates as possible to submit our question about protecting food assistance and safety net programs that our most vulnerable citizens depend on.

Please be sure to view the event and take action by submitting our question about preserving federal programs that provide support and relief for our nation’s hungry:

"As a supporter of Feeding America and my local food bank, I believe we must not balance the budget on the backs of low-income people and urge you to protect safety-net programs like SNAP from harmful cuts. Can you talk about your commitment to protecting the integrity of the safety-net?"

Be sure to post one of the following on your Facebook page!

• Ask President Obama to protect key safety net programs for the poor during his Facebook Townhall on April 20.

• President Obama will team up with Facebook on April 20 to discuss the country’s economy and take questions from the public. Tell him not to balance the budget on the back of our most vulnerable citizens!

• Have an important hunger relief question for President Obama? Post it during his Facebook Townhall on April 20. Make your voice heard!

• How does President Obama plan to protect safety net programs amid balancing the budget? Ask the President at his Facebook Townhall on April 20.