This report covers two areas of Tribal self-governance in food and agriculture: 638 Authority and Agricultural Resource Management Plans. The report was prepared by both Julie Bautista and Jalen Banks.
Dream Denied: Portland’s Housing Affordability Crisis, Recent Progress, and What Else Can Still Be Done
In 2016, Portland voters passed a $258 million bond to build more affordable housing thanks in large part to the advocacy of the Welcome Home Coalition and other residents. Portland-metro voters followed suit with the passage of a $652.8 million … Read more
SNAP On Campus: A UC Irvine FRESH Basic Needs Hub Fall 2021 CalFresh Outreach Report
The purpose of this report is to evaluate both new and traditional outreach efforts that the CalFresh team at the UCI FRESH Basic Needs Hub has adopted as a result of AB 85 funding from the State of California. Assembly … Read more
Best Practices for Food and Garden Youth Education Organizations: Findings from a D.C. Community Needs Assessment Process
Kid Power, Inc. requested an Emerson Fellow to conduct a community needs assessment of its VeggieTime food and garden youth education program in order to examine the structure of its programs, evaluate its responsiveness to school communities, and to make … Read more
Lessons Learned: Breakfast After The Bell in Massachusetts
This report was created to assess the implementation of a Breakfast After The Bell Mandate within the state of Massachusetts so that policy makers who wish to create a similar mandate outside of Massachusetts may understand the program’s challenges and … Read more
Aren’t We All Eaters?: Creating an Equitable Food Policy Agenda In Central New York
SOFSA is an independent food policy council (FPC) focused on engaging food system stakeholders across various sectors to improve the area’s food system. SOFSA is now creating an ongoing policy agenda that outlines the organization’s current policy interventions and recommendations. … Read more
Let’s Talk About Race in the Anti-Hunger Workplace
This research was a strategic effort to look at the current state, successes, failures, and possible improvements to the movement to end hunger in the United States. Anti-hunger organizations reacted to parallel social justice movements with heightened energy, resources, and … Read more
Farming in a “White Utopia”: BIPOC Farmer Development Coalition Strategic Plan 2022-2024
In 2021, Ecotrust, Mudbone Grown, Oregon Food Bank, and Zenger Farm formed the BIPOC Farmer Development Coalition. Taking into account the systemic obstacles that BIPOC growers face, the primary focus of the coalition is the development and training of BIPOC … Read more
Strengthening SNAP Outreach: Increasing Funding and Eliminating Barriers to Access
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the largest nutrition assistance program in the country, plays a vital role in addressing and alleviating food insecurity in the United States. To ensure that it continues to uplift communities experiencing poverty, we must sure … Read more
Centering Lived Experience: A Toolkit for Addressing Rural Food Insecurity Through Storytelling
There are often stigma and misunderstandings surrounding food insecurity. Sharing personal experiences can humanize the realities of food insecurity and empower those that share their story. The purpose of this toolkit is to introduce practical applications for using storytelling as … Read more
Finding Food: Mapping Food Procurement Strategies in the City of Chicago and Cook County, IL
The Chicago Food Policy Action Council (CFPAC) is tasked with implementing the Good Food Purchasing Policy for the City of Chicago and Cook County, Illinois. A social network map developed using kumu and a Food Access Map have been developed … Read more
Child Nutrition Programs: Massachusetts and Beyond
Project Bread seeks to provide sustainable solutions that permanently move the needle on ending hunger. This work includes enhancing child nutrition programs, a crucial tool in ensuring no child goes hungry. Massachusetts is in a unique position to lead when … Read more