Tagged ‘Updates’
The Congressional Hunger Center is pleased to announce that it has selected the Franklin Food Bank of Somerset, New Jersey, to receive the 2025 Community Champion Hunger Leadership Award. This award is presented each year in recognition of an individual … Read more
The Congressional Hunger Center is excited to accept applications for its third cohort of Legacy Leaders. Building on our initial investment in our Hunger Fellows and Zero Hunger Interns, this program further develops our alums’ leadership skills in specific areas … Read more
Registration is now open for our latest End Hunger Challenge online, celebrating National Volunteer Week, April 20-26, 2025. Join volunteers across the country who will be gaining valuable knowledge about the root causes of hunger and how we can implement … Read more
Over 50 student leaders from 25 states gathered in Washington, D.C., for the second annual summit, meeting with members of Congress to discuss campus hunger and their proposed solutions for combatting food waste and making it easier for students to meet their basic needs.
Bailey Adams unpacks how social and behavior change approaches can be used to improve nutrition in Cambodia.
What if we saw children not only as mouths to feed, but people with perspectives and unique voices? Leland Fellow Liz Margolis highlights her work on child advocacy while placed with World Vision International.
In 2022, Massachusetts required many schools to serve breakfast after the start of the instructional day to reach more students. Emerson Fellow Nathan Garcia, working with Project Bread in Boston, created a guide for policymakers in other states, outlining challenges and keys to success.
Before the pandemic, acute malnutrition affected nearly 50 million children under five worldwide. Yet, only a quarter of children who needed treatment received it. Leland Fellow Maria Wrabel, placed with Action Against Hunger wonders: is “normal” good enough?
While placed with Kid Power in Washington, D.C., Emerson Fellow Robbie Economou assessed how its popular food and gardening youth education program was able to meet the needs and expectations of the communities it serves.
Every day we’re building the movement to end hunger by developing leaders—and we’re encouraged, with every new application cycle for the Leland International and Emerson National Hunger Fellowships and the Zero Hunger Internship, by how many young leaders want to … Read more
