Presentation by Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellow Angela Zhang as part of the briefing “The State of U.S. Hunger 2023” on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. Angela was part of the 29th Class of Emerson Fellows and was placed with Just … Read more
[Video] Developing Future Pittsburgh Food Equity Ambassadors: Program Review and Recommendations
Presentation by Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellow Raneem Karboji as part of the briefing “The State of U.S. Hunger 2023” on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. Raneem was part of the 29th Class of Emerson Fellows and was placed with the … 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
Trust Black Women: Intersection of Food & Housing in Pittsburgh
Women who face intersecting challenges around discrimination are more likely to face housing instability and hunger. Previous research has found many negative consequences of food insecurity for families and households, but this has not been examined in connection to housing … Read more
Food System Dashboards
This report and series of recommendations will assist the Pittsburgh Food Policy Council as we set goals for and design our own dashboard, build a community engagement strategy around the dashboard and our food action plan, and move with a … Read more
“Building a Food Action Plan in Allegheny County”
Mariama Badjie of the 26th Class of Emerson National Hunger Fellows presents “Building a Food Action Plan in Allegheny County” at the Rayburn House Office Building on Friday, 2/28/2020. Mariama completed her field work with Pittsburgh Food Policy in Pittsburgh, … Read more
“Building Trust in Marginalized Communities”
Esther Davila of the 26th Class of Emerson National Hunger Fellows presents “Building Trust in Marginalized Communities” at the Rayburn House Office Building on Friday, 2/28/2020. Esther completed her field work with Just Harvest in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Pittsburgh Food Policy Council
The Pittsburgh Food Policy Council uses the Collective Impact model to bring together stakeholders from across the food system to … Read more
Setting the Stage for Success: Using the Food Policy Audit to Guide the Greater Pittsburgh Food Action Plan
In 2018, the Pittsburgh Food Policy Council began the process of creating a regional food action plan, the first document of its kind in Allegheny County. Setting the Stage for Success: Using the Food Policy Audit to Guide the Greater … Read more
Restoring the Balance of Power: Cultivating Leaders with Lived Experiences in Poverty to Create Lasting Social Change in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Restoring the Balance of Power identifies best practices among leadership development programs and assesses the capacity of grassroots organization Just Harvest to develop a leadership development and training program. By coupling analysis of Just Harvest’s organizing past with an evaluation … Read more
Cindy Vong
Cindy grew up in Gunnison, Colorado, and graduated from Binghamton University with bachelor’s degrees in political science and environmental studies. She also holds a master’s degree in urban and regional planning from the University of Colorado Denver where Cindy pursued an independent thesis researching the intersection between food choice and … Read more
Chesterfield Polkey
Born and raised in Jacksonville, FL, Chesterfield graduated with honors from Macalester College with a degree in sociology and minors in political science, statistics, and French. Through the community service-oriented Bonner Scholars Program, he interned at Neighborhood House, a local social service agency. There, Chesterfield organized multiple lobbying days on … Read more