Fellowships
Mickey Leland International Fellow Program
Applications are open now through January 14, 2019.
Bill Emerson National Fellow Program
Applications are open now through January 14, 2019.
Meet Our Fellows »
- Faye Duan
- Leland Fellow 2017-2019
- 9th Class, 2017-2019 Field Placement: As a policy assistant Faye Duan supports strategy and advocacy efforts on agriculture, climate change and livelihoods for Oxfam in Senegal and the West Africa region. She is producing research-based educational and advocacy materials as part of Oxfam Senegal’s campaign to support the development of the local milk sector, a value chain that could benefit… Read more
Policy & Advocacy
Learn about CHC's policy and advocacy work.
Key Issues
We champion programs and policies that strengthen food security across the United States and around the globe, including the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, Feed the Future, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and federal Child Nutrition Programs.
Policy Positions
We work in coalition with national and international partner organizations to educate policymakers and advocate for effective food security policy.
Featured Publications
- Blog: Lessons from Compact2025 Forum, Relief to Resilience
- 9th class Leland Fellow, Rachel Gilbert, authored this blog post on how the Compact2025 Forum progressed in their discussion on how to effectively accelerate Malawi from a food relief to… Read more
News & Events
- New Partnership with UVA Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy Announced
- November 29, 2018 The Congressional Hunger Center is excited to announce a new partnership with the University of Virginia Frank Batten School of … Read more
- What Do Donor Dollars Do?
- November 20, 2018 Each year, from Giving Tuesday (the Tuesday after Thanksgiving) to January 2nd, the Congressional Hunger Center asks for contributions from… Read more