After the Storms: Turning the Spotlight on Senior Hunger

After the Storms: Turning the Spotlight on Senior Hunger explores the unique post-hurricane barriers to food security that seniors face, and provides empirically driven estimates of the number of seniors living in poverty throughout New Orleans and the surrounding region.

Elizabeth Oquendo

Elizabeth graduated from Emory University in 2007 with a degree in sociology and Latin American studies.  On campus, Elizabeth was an active volunteer in many Atlanta charities including My House and Project Open Hand.  A native of Miami and fluent in Spanish, Elizabeth has worked in Peru on maternal and … Read more

JoEllen Pederson

JoEllen is a 2007 graduate of Berea College, where she received a degree in sociology with an emphasis in African and African-American studies.  After spending summers in Costa Rica and Macedonia working on poverty related initiatives, JoEllen started Hunger and Homelessness Awareness week on her campus.  She also served as … Read more