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 the Food Research and Action Center, where she advocated for improved public policies to alleviate hunger. Kate recently completed her year-long supervised practice in dietetics at Simmons College and is a registered dietitian.

Field placement: City Harvest

New York, New York

Policy placement: Migrant Legal Action Program

Washington, D.C.

Hunger Free Community Report

A New Healthy Neighborhood: Building the Foundation for City Harvest Programming in Long Island City documents the research process used to identify Long Island City as City Harvest’s next Healthy Neighborhood and provides an overview of the economic need, food landscape, and health risks of the neighborhood.