Emerson Fellow » Congressional Hunger Center

Neighbor Council Best Practices

Food banks across the nation, especially those affiliated with Feeding America, have made a concerted effort to involve people with lived experience. By creating councils or boards of those with lived experience, they aim to involve “neighbors,” or their clients, … Read more

Breaking Barriers in Urban Native Agriculture

This report seeks to explore the potential for urban agriculture to operate as a healing process for urban Native communities. Urban agriculture holds the potential to reconnect Indigenous Americans living in cities with their food systems and heal wounds left … Read more

Caf to Cap and Gown: Evaluating the Impact of Massachusetts’ Hunger Free Campus Initiative

Since 2019, the Massachusetts Hunger Free Campus Coalition, comprised of colleges, universities, hunger-relief organizations, and college access organizations, has sought to address food insecurity on Massachusetts’ public colleges and universities. Thanks to the American Rescue Plan Act, the Massachusetts Department … Read more

Shaping Tomorrow’s Table: Envisioning the Evolution of GFPP in Chicago’s Food Landscape

This report unveils the current state and impact of The Good Food Purchasing Policy (GFPP) within Chicago, further expanding on its contributions, newly implemented programs, challenges, trends, and developments. The findings are distilled into insightful recommendations and analysis, providing a … Read more

Beyond the Basics: A Comprehensive Look at CalFresh and Food Access on UCI’s Campus

According to a recent federal study, 22.6% of students face low or very low food security (9.4% and 13.2%, respectively). At University of California, Irvine (UCI), the narrative is no different. In fact, the numbers are much higher. According to … Read more

Incorporating Nutrition and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) In the Classroom

Talking about nutrition and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) can be complex, especially when addressing children. Common Threads, a non profit organization, focused on hands-on nutrition education and needed to have more resources relating to DEI in the classroom. This … Read more

A Community Guide to Planning Non-Congregate Summer Meals

A resource/guide for current and prospective providers that want to operate rural non-congregate summer meals. In collaboration with Hunger Free Oklahoma, the guide is comprised of community input and resources from USDA and other food advocacy organizations from FRAC to … Read more

People of Color With Lived Experienced Focus Group Guidelines

My Hunger Free Community Report is a guide on how to create focus groups with a focus on racial equity and food insecurity in South Dakota. The guide contains information on preparing a Focus Group, steps for group discussion facilitation, … Read more

Black Women’s Experience Navigating the Hunger Landscape in D.C.

This factsheet provides information surrounding Black women’s participation in SNAP and WIC. It is informed by D.C. Hunger Solutions’ Racial Equity Impact Report, which assesses the hunger landscape for people of color in the District. While D.C. Hunger Solutions doesn’t … Read more