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Applying A Racial Equity Lens To Volunteer Programs Across Non Profits

My Hunger Free Community Report will inform and serve as a global toolkit for nonprofits to assess whether a Racial Equity Lens is being applied to their current volunteer programs and if not, how to begin with some fundamental steps. … Read more

From the Eyes of the Community: Cultivating Effective Change Through Landscape Assessments

Food banks all over are starting to notice and invest in data as a way to advocate for themselves and gain more invaluable insights. However, data is a new realm for many food banks and many run into issues whether … Read more

Build With, Not For: Strategies For Including Lived Experience in Anti-Hunger Work

Hunger Free Oklahoma (HFO) works to bring a unified, statewide voice to the issue and solutions surrounding hunger, with a goal to ensure all Oklahomans have access to affordable, nutritious food. Over the past several months, HFO has been in … Read more

Developing Future Pittsburgh Food Equity Ambassadors: Program Review and Recommendations

The Pittsburgh Food Equity Ambassador program centers residents’ voices and the leadership of those most impacted by food inequities in developing policy solutions. The Ambassadors meet biweekly over the course of five months and have extracurricular activities to benefit the … Read more

A Blueprint for The Blueprint: Crafting a Dynamic Toolkit for Collaborative Change in Oklahoma

The numerous documents included within this toolkit establish the groundwork that will underpin a multi-year process to bring a statewide, multi-sector, long-term, cohesive, and collaborative anti-hunger project to fruition. Hunger Free Oklahoma (HFO) would serve as a backbone organization. Its … Read more

Food Insecurity in Knoxville’s Public Housing Community: Engaging Residents as Co-Creators of Change

The Knoxville Community Development Corporation (KCDC) is Knoxville’s public housing authority and, in addition to affordable housing, seeks to provide resources around education, employment, health, and food. KCDC sought a partnership with the United Way of Greater Knoxville to create … Read more

Fruitful Facilitation: The Case for Working Groups in Anti-Hunger Nonprofit Organizations

This Hunger Free Community Report was created to support Fresh Trucks’ implementation of their new Social Action goals through the operationalization of working groups. It is my hope that this report will be helpful to both employees of Fresh Truck, … Read more

Food Pantry Best Practices: Centering Client-Choice, Dignity, and Equity

The Wesley House Community Center is located in the heart of Mechanicsville in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Wesley House works with community members to provide emotional, educational, and spiritual resources through its various programs. The Wesley House’s food pantry was created … Read more

Visualizing the Good Food Purchasing Initiative of Metro Chicago

The Chicago Food Policy Action Council recognizes the inequalities embedded in our current food system and the upholding of structural racism in Chicago. CFPAC works to address these inequities and is radically transforming Chicago’s food system by building local political … Read more

Supporting Chicago’s BIPOC and Low-Income Communities: A Website for Urban Farmers to Secure Land

The Chicago Food Policy Action Council (CFPAC) works to ensure that all Chicagoans, especially those who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) have the right to produce and access culturally appropriate, nutritious, sustainable, and fair food. Their Productive … Read more

Dispelling Myths, Increasing Access: Examining Common Fears and Barriers Experienced by Spanish-Speaking Immigrants Applying for SNAP Benefits in Maryland

Maryland is home to an incredibly vast and diverse population of foreign-born folks and first-generation Americans. Fifteen percent of the state’s population are immigrants, almost a third are undocumented, and one in eight children in Maryland have a parent who … Read more

Cultivating Synergies for Systems Change: Examining Hub Models as a Pathway to Building Resilient Communities

The Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio is a regional nonprofit committed to fighting hunger. While food assistance is at the core of Second Harvest’s mission, the organization also commits to addressing the root causes of hunger. This … Read more

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