Seven Valleys Health Coalition (SVHC) has been working to improve the health and well-being of the Cortland County community since … Read more
Syracuse-Onondaga Food Systems Alliance
Established in 2019, the Syracuse-Onondaga Food Systems Alliance (SOFSA) is an independent food council in Central New York serving the … Read more
Sowing Equity and Social Learning through Activist Leadership
Special thanks to General Mills Foundation for their support of Megan’s placement at University of Buffalo Food Systems Planning & Healthy Communities Lab.
“Equity and Activism: The Massachusetts Ave. Project”
Megan Smith of the 26th Class of Emerson National Hunger Fellows presents “Equity and Activism: The Massachusetts Ave. Project” at the Rayburn House Office Building on Friday, 2/28/2020. Megan completed her field work with University at Buffalo Food Systems Planning … Read more
Lessons on Refugee and Immigrant Livelihood from the West Side Bazaar
Cassandra Granville of the 26th Class of Emerson National Hunger Fellows presents “Lessons on Refugee and Immigrant Livelihood from the West Side Bazaar” at the Rayburn House Office Building on Friday, 2/28/2020. Cassandra completed her field work with University at … Read more
University at Buffalo Food Systems Planning & Healthy Communities Lab
The Food Systems Planning and Healthy Communities Lab (‘the UBFood Lab’), a research group led by Dr. Samina Raja, housed … Read more
Sarah King
Sarah King holds a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work from the University of Washington and a Master of Public Health in Global Health from Boston University with an emphasis on managing disasters and complex emergencies. Her Master’s thesis examined unconditional cash transfers as a substitute for standard emergency feeding … Read more
Grace Heymsfield
Grace Heymsfield graduated from the University of Michigan in 2017 with a Masters of Public Health in Nutritional Sciences. For her public health practicum, Grace went to Malawi to study care groups promoting nutrition in the first 1,000 days of life. Following graduation, Grace completed her Registered Dietitian’s training through … Read more
Lower Food Security in Upper Manhattan?: A Survey of Residents of Washington Heights and Inwood
Lower Food Security in Upper Manhattan?: A Survey of Residents of Washington Heights and Inwood presents the findings from 290+ resident surveys conducted in Washington Heights and Inwood about food security. City Harvest is using this community input to guide its … Read more
Thomas Furstenberg-Carroll
Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Tom graduated from Northeastern University in 2009 with a degree in economics. He then worked as an AmeriCorps VISTA providing free income tax preparation services for low income Philadelphians through a volunteer income tax (VITA) organization. He later served as a New York State AmeriCorps member … Read more
Kate Callahan
Originally from Willimantic, Connecticut, Kate graduated in 2010 from Syracuse University where she studied nutrition and policy studies. She volunteered as a nutrition educator for the Food Bank of Central New York and a scholarship program while coordinating service opportunities for her fellow students in Syracuse. She also interned at … Read more