The U.S. Conference of Mayors to Release 2009 Hunger and Homelessness Report

Survey Results Announced In Washington, D.C.

Tuesday, December 8 - 11:30 am

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In the midst of a weak national economy and a full-blown foreclosure crisis, The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) will release the results of its 2009 Hunger and Homelessness Report at a Press Conference on Tuesday, December 8th at 11:30 a.m. at the Conference of Mayors headquarters in N.W., D.C.

The survey will include results from twenty-seven of America's major cities (listed below) that highlight the impact of hunger and homelessness in metropolitan centers in the United States. For the past 23 years, The Conference of Mayors has reported on the status of hunger and homelessness in our nation's cities, as well as the programs offered by many cities to help people in need of food, shelter and emergency assistance.

WHO:   Gastonia, NC Mayor Jennifer Stultz, USCM Hunger & Homelessness
       Task Force Co-Chair

       Sacramento, CA Mayor Kevin Johnson, USCM Hunger & Homelessness
       Task Force

       U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan

       Tom Cochran, USCM CEO & Executive Director

WHAT:  PRESS CONFERENCE to release results of the 2009 HUNGER AND
       HOMELESSNESS REPORT

WHEN:  Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 11:30 a.m.

WHERE: The U.S. Conference of Mayors headquarters
       1620 I Street, N.W.
       4th Floor -- Conference Room
       Washington, D.C.  20006
       202-293-7330

PARTICIPATING CITIES (27):
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Boston, MA
Charleston, SC
Charlotte, NC
Chicago, IL
Cleveland, OH
Dallas, TX
Denver, CO
Des Moines, IA
Detroit, MI
Gastonia, NC
Kansas City, MO
Los Angeles, CA
Louisville, KY
Miami, FL
Minneapolis, MN
Nashville, TN
Norfolk, VA
Philadelphia, PA
Phoenix, AZ
Portland, OR
Providence, RI
Sacramento, CA
Salt Lake City, UT
San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA
St. Paul, MN
Trenton, NJ

The U.S. Conference of Mayors is the official nonpartisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more. There are 1,139 such cities in the country today, each represented in the Conference by its chief elected official, the Mayor.

SOURCE U.S. Conference of Mayors