In 2022, Massachusetts required many schools to serve breakfast after the start of the instructional day to reach more students. Emerson Fellow Nathan Garcia, working with Project Bread in Boston, created a guide for policymakers in other states, outlining challenges and keys to success.
Before the pandemic, acute malnutrition affected nearly 50 million children under five worldwide. Yet, only a quarter of children who needed treatment received it. Leland Fellow Maria Wrabel, placed with Action Against Hunger wonders: is “normal” good enough?
While placed with Kid Power in Washington, D.C., Emerson Fellow Robbie Economou assessed how its popular food and gardening youth education program was able to meet the needs and expectations of the communities it serves.
The open question of land tenure has held back agricultural production in Côte D’Ivoire. Leland Fellow Dan Myers writes about his work in Abidjan with World Cocoa Foundation.
Leland Fellow Anthony Slaton’s work with Adonai Partners in Uganda supported agricultural resilience livelihoods in communities still rebuilding after conflict.
