Above: 30th Class Hunger Fellow John Hoang (left) with supervisor Devin Schroeder, Senior Manager of Programs, Hunger Free Oklahoma. “It is terribly inhumane to block pathways out of poverty and oppressive debt because you didn’t need or have those pathways.” … Read more
The Hunger Center is pleased to announce the members of the 31st Class of Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows, who will serve in seven states and the District of Columbia from September, 2024 to July, 2025. These 14 passionate leaders … Read more
September is Hunger Action Month, and the Congressional Hunger Center is launching our latest End Hunger Challenge on September 1, 2024. The Hunger Action Month course is available online, free of charge, and includes our four-part video series that identifies … Read more
Uganda’s crowded refugee settlements are seeing relief assistance dwindle. Working with CARE International, Leland Fellow Kaila Balch observes how backyard gardens can be used to fill gaps in nutrition.
Above: Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee at the 2016 Hunger Leadership Awards The Hunger Center mourns the passing of the Honorable Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, who died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 74 on July 19, 2024. Rep. Jackson … Read more
As we wrap up the 2024 Summer Seminar series, we can reflect on the wealth of knowledge we’ve gained about the root causes of hunger, the advantages of community-led solutions, and how policies shape food security. We understand the urgency … Read more
Following our recent discussion on the key drivers of hunger, our fourth Summer Seminar will focus on global hunger. At the Hunger Center, we believe lasting solutions to hunger must be led by the people who have first-hand experience of … Read more
Today, over 50 campus leaders from 25 states will gather in Washington, D.C., for the 2nd Annual Gen Z Food & Hunger Summit, hosted by the Congressional Hunger Center and the Food Systems Collaborative. The students, many of whom are … Read more
So far in our Zero Hunger Summer Seminars we’ve learned about some of the most important federal responses to hunger in the U.S., as well as how storytelling and centering lived experience of people who have experienced hunger is a … Read more
Above: 30th Class Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellow Nicholas French in South Dakota. I am a child of Southfield and Detroit, Michigan—the heart of the rust belt, and home to some of the largest Black communities in the Midwest. Though … Read more
Prioritizing the dignity and worth of every individual isn’t just a moral imperative, proclaims Leland Fellow Theo Anastopoulo, but the pivotal foundation for driving responsive and impactful humanitarian action.
Join us online July 31 at 11 a.m. EDT as the 2024 Zero Hunger Summer Seminars conclude with final presentations from this year’s class of Zero Hunger Interns. The interns will share research focused on a hunger-related issue of their … Read more
