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 »
- Tanner Roark
- Leland Fellow 2017-2019
- 9th Class, 2017-2019
Field Placement:
Tanner worked with Project Concern International (PCI) on the Njira Project, an integrated food security project in Balaka and Machinga Districts in Southern Malawi. As a Knowledge Management & Learning Advisor, Tanner worked to improve the quality and applicability of periodic monitoring reports to inform PCI’s program decision making with field-based evidence. In this pursuit, … 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
- Field Site Spotlight: Sarah King
- October 10, 2018 South Sudan, the world’s newest nation, has been ravaged by ongoing civil conflict, drought, and crop failures since its independence … Read more
- Field Site Spotlight: Brandon Hugueley
- September 10, 2018 Guatemala is the most populous country in Central America, as well as one of the most impoverished. The population of … Read more