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Join us virtually July 29 at 1 p.m. EDT as the 2022 Zero Hunger Summer Seminars conclude with final presentations from the 2022 Zero Hunger Interns. The interns will share research and recommendations on ending hunger across the U.S., focusing on a … Read more
If you’ve been following along with the Zero Hunger Summer Seminars, you naturally have some interest in ending hunger—and hopefully some ideas on what will be needed to accomplish it. But hunger is a symptom of underlying problems, and any … Read more
We live in the statistical age. Advances in statistical methods and data processing have provided us with a stupefying amount of information. It has never been easier to find trustworthy numbers to illustrate the scale and scope of food insecurity, … Read more
For many people living in the U.S., global food security is a topic only encountered through news reports of disasters happening elsewhere in the world. Presented with media images of suffering, supposedly powerless people, most react with a sense of … Read more
As we’ve seen in the last two sessions of the 2022 Zero Hunger Summer Seminars, strong public policy is essential for addressing food insecurity in the U.S. But how is public policy created? And how can people who care about … Read more
Attendees at last week’s session of the 2022 Zero Hunger Summer Seminars were introduced to policies that promote food security here in the U.S. But a discussion of how to end hunger once and for all is incomplete if it … Read more
Updated 06/09/2022 at 9:03 am In recent years, the United States has made great strides in reducing hunger for its residents. By 2019 national averages of food insecurity were finally approaching lows last seen before the financial crisis of 2008. … Read more
Just in time for the holiday season, the Hunger Center has launched a new video and discussion guide to help individuals learn about the problem of hunger and how they can get involved in solving it. Coming at a time … Read more
This Friday, July 31, from 9am — 1 pm ET, we will host the last of five sessions of our 2020 Zero Hunger Summer Seminars. This year’s Summer Seminars are held entirely online, and are free and open to the … Read more
COVID-19 has dramatically increased food insecurity for households across America—but some of the most effective solutions for ending hunger are as easy as contacting your elected officials. That’s the message for our new public service announcement, “Finding the Cure for … Read more
This Friday, July 17, from 9am — 1 pm ET, we will host the fourth of five sessions of our 2020 Zero Hunger Summer Seminars. This year’s Summer Seminars are held entirely online, and are free and open to the … Read more
On Friday, July 10, from 9am — 1 pm ET, we will host the third of five sessions of our 2020 Zero Hunger Summer Seminars. This year’s Summer Seminars are held entirely online, and are free and open to the … Read more
