Part of being an effective leader is learning how to use your unique skills to create change as only you know how. Helping our participants develop a sense of how they can best contribute to the movement to end hunger … Read more
MLK Day of Service End Hunger Challenge Returns for 2024
Returning for its second year, the Congressional Hunger Center will offer a concentrated version of the End Hunger in 30 Challenge, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King’s Day of Service, beginning January 15, 2024. The MLK Day of Service End Hunger … Read more
This is Food Sovereignty: Land Access for Urban Agriculture in Chicago
Above: 29th Class Emerson Fellow Lauren Drumgold. Food sovereignty – a new word added to my vocabulary during my time with the Chicago Food Policy Action Council (CFPAC). I describe it as one’s agency in food; what foods are grown, … Read more
Hunger Center History Corner: Citizens of the World
Above: the first class of International Hunger Fellows. People mentioned in this article include Margaret Zeigler (kneeling, with sunglasses), Ed Cooney (standing, 2nd from right), Ashley Aakesson, (kneeling, with white shirt), Tammy Palmer (seated, 3rd from left), and Michael Johnson … Read more
Finding a Foundation: Anti-Hunger Policy in Boston and Washington
Above: Gabe Hafemann (right) with colleagues at Boston’s TD Garden, January 2023. This past fall, I had the distinct pleasure of being the debutante Emerson Fellow at the Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) in Boston, Massachusetts. GBFB has embraced the … Read more
Zero Hunger Academy Drives Student Engagement in Anti-Hunger Advocacy
Above: Anderson Hall, Maryville College. Photo: Brian Stansberry. When the Hunger Center created Zero Hunger Academy five years ago, one of the key audiences was college students and young adults. The concept was simple – offer free resources in an … Read more
The Process is Just as Important: Community Engagement in Ohio
Above: 29th Class Emerson National Hunger Fellow Jazmyne Brooks (right) As a Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellow, during my field placement I worked alongside Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio (SHFBNCO) staff to create a community engagement plan … Read more
Your Place in the Change: A Conversation with Hunger Fellow Alum Lisa Moore
Continuing our series of stories of Hunger Center alums, we talked with Lisa Moore, PhD., LICSW. Lisa was a National Hunger Fellow from 1994 to 1995, and currently serves as Senior Lecturer and Director of the Master’s Program in Social … Read more
Fighting Invisibility: SNAP Access for Immigrant Households in Maryland
Above: 29th Class Emerson Hunger Fellow Bea Dresser (left) with field site partner Maryam Taysir. The dictionary defines invisible with the phrase: “not openly acknowledged or made known.” Invisibility is the burden many food-insecure immigrant families face in the United … Read more
Hunger Center History Corner: Launching the National Hunger Fellowship
Above: the “Pioneer Class” of Hunger Fellows. People mentioned in this article include Jen Coken (standing, 4th from right), Max Finberg (standing, 2nd from left), Lisa Moore (standing, 7th from left), and Melissa Zook and Mark Kennedy (seated, 2nd and … Read more
A Spectrum of Diverse Experience: Nuance in Data Collection in North Central Ohio
Above: Taylor Unoki at the White House, March 2023. When friends and family from my hometown heard I was headed to Ohio, I got a mixture of the same reactions: eyes widened, mouths gaping, screams of excitement, or all of … Read more
Announcing the 12th Class of Leland International Hunger Fellows
The Hunger Center is delighted to announce the newest class of Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows. These ten fellows will spend the next two years performing crucial program and policy work and developing their leadership skills to become the next … Read more