Every day we’re building the movement to end hunger by developing leaders—and we’re encouraged, with every new application cycle for the Leland International and Emerson National Hunger Fellowships, by how many young leaders want to be part of that movement. … Read more
Applications for Hunger Fellowships Open Friday, October 16
12/3/2020 Update We have been hosting online information sessions for prospective applicants to the Leland and Emerson Fellowships. View recordings of past sessions here to learn more about the fellowships and how to apply. On Friday, October 16, the Hunger … Read more
Hunger is Solvable: the 2020 Hunger Leadership Awards
On Wednesday, September 16, the Hunger Center hosted an online audience of supporters for the 2020 Hunger Leadership Awards. Award recipients included Rep. Barbara Lee (CA-13); Stephen and Ayesha Curry and the Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation; the AARP Foundation and … Read more
Meet Our Award Recipients: Stephen and Ayesha Curry and the Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation
The Hunger Leadership Awards is our annual celebration of outstanding leaders in the movement to end hunger. For this year’s virtual ceremony, held Wednesday, September 16, we are recognizing leaders who prove every day that hunger is solvable. The recipients of … Read more
Meet Our Award Recipients: Rep. Barbara Lee
The Hunger Leadership Awards is our annual celebration of outstanding leaders in the movement to end hunger. For this year’s virtual ceremony, held Wednesday, September 16, we are recognizing leaders who prove every day that hunger is solvable. The recipient of … Read more
Meet Our Award Recipients: AARP Foundation and Lisa Marsh Ryerson
The Hunger Leadership Awards is our annual celebration of outstanding leaders in the movement to end hunger. For this year’s virtual ceremony, held Wednesday, September 16, we are recognizing leaders who prove every day that hunger is solvable. The recipients of … Read more
Meet Our Award Recipients: David Beckmann and Jim Weill
The Hunger Leadership Awards is our annual celebration of outstanding leaders in the movement to end hunger. For this year’s virtual ceremony, held Wednesday, September 16, we are recognizing leaders who prove every day that hunger is solvable. The recipients of … Read more
Meet Our Award Recipients: Matt Newell-Ching
The Hunger Leadership Awards is our annual celebration of outstanding leaders in the movement to end hunger. For this year’s virtual ceremony, held Wednesday, September 16, we are recognizing leaders who prove every day that Hunger is Solvable. The recipient … Read more
Announcing the 27th Class of Emerson National Hunger Fellows
The Congressional Hunger Center is proud to announce the 19 members of its 27th Class of Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows. These dedicated young leaders will spend the next 11 months working to end hunger in the U.S. through community-based … Read more
Zero Hunger Summer Seminar Session V: Effective Advocacy
This Friday, July 31, from 9am — 1 pm ET, we will host the last of five sessions of our 2020 Zero Hunger Summer Seminars. This year’s Summer Seminars are held entirely online, and are free and open to the … Read more
Farewell to the 26th Class of Emerson National Hunger Fellows
The 26th Class of Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows celebrated a virtual commencement on July 22, 2020, marking the end of their 11-month fellowships. They were joined by over 100 friends, family, fellowship alums, Hunger Center staff, and supervisors and colleagues … Read more
Field Site Spotlight: Emily Hwang
Above: Emily Hwang at an IAC conference in Las Vegas, December, 2019. As a former Pennsylvanian resident, I would like to say to my Northerner friends and family that Arkansas is misunderstood. It’s Arkansas (ahr-kuhn-saw) y’all, not Alabama or any other … Read more