Just Harvest (JH) works on a number of programs to increase food access in low-income areas. Increasingly, JH seeks to take an asset-based, participatory approach in defining food access solutions that are community-specific and sustainable. As such, this report draws … Read more
My Hunger Free Community Report will inform and serve as a global toolkit for nonprofits to assess whether a Racial Equity Lens is being applied to their current volunteer programs and if not, how to begin with some fundamental steps. … Read more
The Chicago Food Policy Action Council (CFPAC) works to ensure that all Chicagoans, especially those who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) have the right to produce and access culturally appropriate, nutritious, sustainable, and fair food. Their Productive … Read more
This research was a strategic effort to look at the current state, successes, failures, and possible improvements to the movement to end hunger in the United States. Anti-hunger organizations reacted to parallel social justice movements with heightened energy, resources, and … Read more
The Community Farm Alliance works to engage diverse populations in rural and urban communities of Kentucky through leadership and grassroots democracy. In order to bridge the urban-rural divide and support disempowered populations, they have launched a commitment to build equity through … Read more
“Farming in a ‘White Utopia’: BIPOC Farmer Development Coalition Strategic Plan 2022-2024” was presented by Bill Emerson Hunger Fellow Isabelle Sohn as part of the briefing “A Snapshot of Hunger in America” on February 17, 2022. Isabelle was placed with … Read more
“Organizations as Gatekeepers in the Food System” was presented by Bill Emerson Hunger Fellows Amira Iwuala and Morgan McKinney as part of the briefing “A Snapshot of Hunger in America” on February 17, 2022. Amira and Morgan were placed with Community Farm Alliance … Read more
“Let’s Talk About Race in the Anti-Hunger Workplace: Organizational Approaches to Addressing Race at Work” was presented by Bill Emerson Hunger Fellow Sofia Charlot as part of the briefing “A Snapshot of Hunger in America” on February 17, 2022. Sofia … Read more
