CHC, Bonner Foundation Announce New Zero Hunger Initiative
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This spring semester we're partnering with the Bonner Foundation to launch the Zero Hunger Initiative, making CHC's decades of expertise available to members of the Bonner network at 65 public and private college campuses across the United States. The initiative includes online learning modules, advocacy resources, and a D.C.-focused summer internship program.
[Read more.]
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Hunger Fellows' Reports from the Field
The current classes of Emerson and Leland Hunger Fellows have been working at their field sites since early fall of 2017. They've been contributing their reflections to our blog, writing on topics ranging from the implementation of their projects to their adjustments to their field sites and their hopes for the future. We're proud to highlight some of their work here:
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Grace Heymsfield
Grace is researching the connection between gender-based violence and nutritional outcomes in South Sudan, in partnership with Action Against Hunger. Read Grace's story here. |
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Erica McCoy & Jamila Cervantes
Erica and Jamila are working with the Oregon Food Bank in Portland, OR, developing their client engagement model and supporting their Seed to Supper program. Read their story here. |
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Dan Robinson
Dan is collaborating with ACDI/VOCA to increase incomes for small farmers in Iringa, Tanzania, as well as the nutritional content of their crops. Read Dan's story here. |
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María Cristina Chicuén & Laura Yepez
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Host A Hunger Fellow
Do you work at a non-profit or local government agency fighting hunger in your community? Could you benefit from having a dedicated emerging leader working with you? We want to hear from you! The Emerson National Hunger Fellows Program is accepting applications for field site partners for the 25th Class (2018-2019). Learn more here and apply by April 18, 2018. |
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Emerson Hunger Fellows to Present Field Reports
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The 24th Class of Emerson National Hunger Fellows will return to Washington, D.C. for the policy portion of their fellowship later this month. As part of their policy training they will present their field projects in the Rayburn House Office Building on Friday, February 23rd. Follow us on twitter for more info on how to follow along with their presentations.
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Former Program Director Honored
Founding director of the National Hunger Fellows program Max Finberg was named as a Hero For Hunger by the MAV Foundation. In his citation he was recognized for "having spent a lifetime in public service, or more specifically service to the public. His career has been focused on alleviating poverty and its most visible symptom hunger, both in the US and the world. We salute Max, and his efforts to bring food justice to the world, as a Hero for Hunger."
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Milestones in CHC History
In honor of our 25th Anniversary this year, we're sharing a series of stories from our past and profiles of our fabulous alums. We're starting with this collection of photos that illustrate some of the milestones in our quarter century of fighting hunger by developing leaders. Got a memory of CHC to share with the world? Tag us on Twitter or Instagram and use the hashtag #CHCat25.
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CHC Moves Offices
After over ten years in the Hall of States Building on North Capitol St., we've moved into the WeWork Apollo Building in Northeast Washington D.C. See more photos of our new home here.
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In case you missed it...
Emerson Hunger Fellows De'Sean Weber and Bardia Vaseghi, placed in Jersey City, NJ, took a moment to talk with CHC development associate Kiana Kelly at the World Trade Center PATH Station in New York City.
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Staff Picks
At CHC, we love to read—and to share what we read with each other on our office-wide Slack workspace. Here are some of the most interesting articles we've read in the past few months:
- Some grocery stores are piloting discounts to incentivize healthier food purchases, per this article from FoodDive. If successful, it could provide an interesting counterpoint to the drive to restrict what kinds of food can be purchased using public benefits.
- You've probably already heard of food deserts; now, Olga Khazan of CityLab wants you to consider the food swamp.
- The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS Net) published their Food Security Outlook, which forecasts how conditions of hunger are likely to improve or worsen around the world, region by region, from now to May 2018.
- The University of Hertsfordshire published this colorful research briefing on ways to improve the experience of grocery shopping for older people.
- Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) released this list of principles for planning transitions from aid recipient nations to aid partner nations (side note: we endorse these principles).
- Juggling bills may be a key at-risk indicator for food insecurity, based on a new study from the University of Illinois College of Agriculture, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences.
- And finally, photographer Peter Andrew Lusztyk took these portraits of prize-winning animals and their owners at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, Ontario (they're really something).
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