Fellowships
Meet Our Fellows »
- Sakeenah Shabazz
- Emerson Fellow 2017
- 23rd Class, 2016-2017 Pre-Fellowship Education and Experience: Sakeenah grew up in San Diego, CA and graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in philosophy. She spent two summers doing plant biology research at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies where she explored growth mechanisms in plants and its relation to food production. While at Georgetown, she consecutively served with the… 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
- Nutrition for Sale: Solutions that are Feeding Bellies, Brains and Businesses
- 6th class Leland Fellow Giselle Aris and 8th class Leland Fellow Jennie Lane collaborated on this article, which outlines Land O’Lakes’ work to create synergy between building livelihoods and nutrition… Read more
News & Events
- Announcing the 9th Class of Leland International Hunger Fellows!
- June 23, 2017 Placements for the 9th Class of Leland Fellows (click to enlarge) The Congressional Hunger Center is pleased to announce the… Read more
- Building Bridges to a Hunger-Free World: The 2017 Hunger Leadership Awards
- June 19, 2017 The Congressional Hunger Center had the honor of recognizing four distinguished leaders in the fight against global and domestic hunger… Read more
