We are delighted to announce the 2020 cohort of Zero Hunger Interns, who will dedicate their summer to learning about solutions to domestic and global hunger and developing the necessary skills to be effective anti-hunger leaders. The 15 talented, committed members of the cohort were selected from over 300 applicants, and will be placed with organizations working to promote food security in the United States and around the world.

"I'm excited to start working with these fifteen exceptional individuals," said Sam Stevens, who manages the program. "I'm also grateful that, while many summer internships and programs have been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, we have been able to adapt the internship to a virtual setting while maintaining our dedication to training the effective leaders we will need to address food insecurity in the wake of the pandemic, and beyond."

Normally a ten-week summer internship in Washington, D.C., the coronavirus pandemic has moved this year's internship into the virtual world. Interns will still be expanding their host organization's capacity to address hunger and developing their leadership skills through remote projects, virtual learning sessions, and an online Seminar Series. "We are especially thankful for our partner organizations who will host our interns remotely this summer, and to the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation for their continued support of the program," said Stevens. "Their flexibility coupled with their commitment to leadership development and serving vulnerable communities allow our program to continue, despite challenging circumstances."