Just Out of Reach: Our Unequal Access to Healthy Food
Just Out of Reach: Our Unequal Access to Healthy Food documents food accessibility and food justice initiatives in Boston.
Boston Farmers’ Market Incentive Programs: Increasing Access to Fresh and Local Produce
Boston Farmers’ Market Incentive Programs: Increasing Access to Fresh and Local Produce evaluates the effectiveness and impact of coupons as incentives for seniors and low-income shoppers at farmers’ markets.
Sarah Farmer
Sarah holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from Bowdoin College. She has also studied the social and economic development efforts in Kenya and she has interned with CARE-Kenya’s Health and Nutrition Project as well as CARE-International’s Government Relations and Public Policy office in Washington, D.C.
Creating a Hunger-Free Worcester County: Hunger and Food Security Profile of Worcester County
Creating a Hunger-Free Worcester County: Hunger and Food Security Profile of Worcester County offers a detailed analysis and summary of hunger and food security in Worcester, including localized profiles of food security in each of four quadrants of the county.
A Closer Look at Immigrant-Access Barriers in the Massachusetts Food Stamp Program
A Closer Look at Immigrant-Access Barriers in the Massachusetts Food Stamp Program is an in-depth analysis of the intersection between policy and implementation. It links specific policy language to chronic obstacles and implementation and offers recommendations for their improvement.
Mary Elizabeth Evans
A math major from Birmingham-Southern College, Mary Elizabeth spent much of her time in college coordinating service opportunities at a variety of community and direct service organizations in Birmingham. She also founded the first student chapter of Alabama Arise, a statewide advocacy coalition that promotes state policies to improve the … Read more
Wick Ruehling
Wick graduated from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia where he majored in Public Policy. At W&L he served as vice president of the Student Activities Board and played varsity soccer. Wick interned with Total Action Against Poverty in Roanoke, Virginia where he worked with Head Start and the … Read more
Deanna Wilson
Deanna graduated from Swarthmore College in 2004 with a sociology-anthropology major and biology minor. She coordinated an after-school tutoring and mentoring program for high school students while participating in various community organizations that empowered targeted community members, and educated students about poverty and homelessness. She also conducted sociological and biological … Read more
Katherine Mastman
Katy earned a BA from Brown University, with a double major in political science and honors community health. She spent studied abroad Sydney, Australia, and in Quito, Ecuador, and conducted research in Guatemala and Mexico on foreign assistance and women’s health. She worked with Oxfam in Australia, served as a … Read more
David Pope
David graduated with honors from Davidson College, where he majored in English. He was elected junior class president, tutored special needs students, served as a camp counselor for disabled teenagers, and worked with Senator Fritz Hollings to support the shrimp industry in South Carolina. In the last two years, David … Read more
Madina Agénor
Madina graduated magna cum laude with honors from Brown University with a degree in Gender Studies and Community Health. While at Brown, she served as the co-director of a student-run dance company, a peer French tutor, an academic advisor to first-year students, and a community health educator. She wrote an … Read more