Above: Taylor Unoki at the White House, March 2023. When friends and family from my hometown heard I was headed to Ohio, I got a mixture of the same reactions: eyes widened, mouths gaping, screams of excitement, or all of … Read more
A Right to Live: Connecting with Lived Experience in Boston and Washington
Above: Akeisha Latch with About Fresh colleagues and a harvest of greens in Boston, Massachusetts, January 2023. “Everybody’s got a right to live”- a bolded message that I came across one afternoon while working in the MLK Jr. Memorial Library … Read more
Announcing the 30th Class of Emerson National Hunger Fellows
The Hunger Center marks a 30th anniversary milestone by announcing the members of the next class of Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows. These 15 passionate leaders will spend the next year supporting anti-hunger and anti-poverty work at the local and … Read more
Cultivating a Multi-pronged Perspective of Opportunities and Challenges of the Emergency Food Assistance Program
Above: Bea Dresser and Clara Pitt at the Feeding America Office in Washington, D.C., February 2023 Prior to my policy placement, I had never heard of the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), let alone read its codified regulations in the … Read more
29th Class Emerson Fellows Bring Community Perspectives to Policy Placements
The Hunger Center is pleased to announce the policy placements for the 29th Class of Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows. From February to July, 2023, each fellow will be placed with one of 14 different host organizations, working on projects … Read more
Join Us for The State of U.S. Hunger 2023
A briefing featuring field work presentations from the 29th Class of Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows, will be held online on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 from 10:00 a.m EST to 3:00 p.m EST. This is a great opportunity to learn … Read more
Apply Now for Congressional Hunger Center Programs in 2023
Current and most recent classes of Emerson and Leland Fellows and Zero Hunger Interns. The Hunger Center is accepting applications for the next classes of Mickey Leland International and Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowships and the Zero Hunger Internship. Whether … Read more
Alum Profile: Marc Jacobson
As part of our Alum Profile Series, we chatted with Marc Jacobson (Emerson ‘99). During his time as a fellow, Marc was placed with Hunger Action Coalition of Michigan in Detroit and the Coalition on Human Needs in Washington, D.C. … Read more
29th Class of Emerson Hunger Fellows Prepare for Orientation, Community Placements Across the U.S.
Next week the 29th Class of Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows will gather for their orientation at our offices in Washington, D.C. This new cohort of 18 change-makers will spend the next year supporting anti-hunger and anti-poverty work at the … Read more
Data Matters, But it Isn’t Everything: Balancing Evidence With Urgency in the Anti-Poverty Space
Above: Morgan McKinney, 28th Class Emerson Fellow. I had prior research experience before becoming an Emerson Fellow, and when it came time for the matching process for policy placements, I found myself longing to do research again. My desire for research … Read more
Fighting Poverty With the Tax Code: EITC, CTC, and Building Financial Stability
Above: Blake Turpin, 28th Class Emerson Fellow. In my policy placement I helped to develop a long-term housing and tax policy campaign with RESULTS Educational Fund. The content, size, and scope of my workplan was ambitious, but I knew I was … Read more
Finding the Community Connection: Breakfast After the Bell in Massachusetts
Above: Nathan Garcia, 28th Class Emerson Fellow. Sometimes a problem can feel so large that it’s hard to know how to start solving it. We learn that millions of people across the United States are food insecure, that poverty and racism … Read more