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We are excited to announce the 23rd Class of Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows! This year’s selection process was as competitive as ever; the 15 Fellows of the new class were selected from more than 267 applications. We are also … Read more

We are excited to announce the policy placements for the 22nd Class of Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows! See below for a list of the policy sites where Fellows are working. Emerson Fellow Policy Site Host Organization Ashley Blackwell Center for American Progress Wesley Gaddie … Read more

The Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows Program, a project of the Congressional Hunger Center, is a leadership development program that trains, inspires, and sustains a network of leaders committed to social justice. The Emerson program bridges community-based efforts with national … Read more

We are excited to announce the 21st Class of Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows! These hunger-fighters and social justice leaders were selected from more than 385 applications. Thank you to those alumni, supervisors, and anti-hunger friends who served on the selections … Read more

CHC welcomed the 20th class of Emerson Hunger Fellows to Washington D.C. for their policy training in February.  These 16 leaders came together to share their experiences from the field, learn about hunger and poverty policy, and prepare for 6 months in their policy sites.  They continued to explore … Read more

CHC welcomed the 20th class of Emerson Hunger Fellows to Washington D.C. for their field training in August.  These 16 leaders came together to learn about hunger and poverty in the U.S. and prepare for 6 months in the field.  … Read more

We are excited to announce the 20th Class of Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows! These hunger-fighters and social justice leaders were selected from more than 420 applications. Thank you to those alumni, supervisors, and anti-hunger friends who served on the selections … Read more

We are excited to announce the 18th Class of Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows! These hunger-fighters and social justice leaders were selected from more than 330 applications. Thank you to those alumni, supervisors, and anti-hunger friends who served on the … Read more