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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

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

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

In the first installment of our 2024 Zero Hunger Summer Seminars, we learned about some of the most important federal programs promoting food security in the U.S. The discussion included a potent example of how a single person used her … Read more

The United States of America enjoys one of the highest standards of living on Earth. Yet, food insecurity exists in every state and Congressional district in the country.1 Why is that? What are the most effective federal policies to combat … Read more

Around the world, an estimated three quarters of a billion people face chronic hunger.1 In the United States, nearly one in eight households experienced food insecurity at some point in 20222. While hunger is an enormous problem, at the Congressional … Read more

National Volunteer Week was established in 1974 to celebrate the spirit of volunteerism as one of the hallmarks of American life. Whether volunteering in person or remotely, getting involved in direct service or advocating for change, Volunteer Week is when … Read more