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Introduction to Domestic Hunger Policy — June 7, 2023

June 5, 2023Academy, Updates, Zero Hunger

For millions of households in the U.S., it’s a challenge to find and afford enough quality food to feed the whole family. A recent report from the Urban Institute1 found that “More than one in five (21.6%) adults in the … Read more

National Volunteer Week End Hunger Challenge

Liz PearceMarch 31, 2023Events, Updates, Zero Hunger

In April 2023, in alignment with National Volunteer Week (April 16-22) and Global Youth Service Day (April 28-30), the Congressional Hunger Center is launching a five-day online End Hunger Challenge to promote awareness of food insecurity and the steps that … Read more

Apply Now for Congressional Hunger Center Programs in 2023

December 22, 2022Emerson, Leland, Updates, Zero Hunger

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

Why should there be hunger and deprivation in any land, in any city, at any table, when man has the resources and the scientific know-how to provide all mankind with the basic necessities of life? There is no deficit in human resources. The deficit is in human will

MLK Day of Service End Hunger Challenge

Liz PearceNovember 17, 2022Zero Hunger

In January 2023, the Congressional Hunger Center will offer a concentrated version of the End Hunger in 30 Challenge, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King’s Day of Service. The MLK Day of Service End Hunger Challenge will last five … Read more

Zero Hunger Interns Present Solutions to Regional Hunger Challenges

August 12, 2022Updates, Zero Hunger

Above: 5th Class Zero Hunger Interns at the 2022 Hunger Leadership Awards in Washington, D.C. On July 29, the 5th Class of Zero Hunger Interns presented proposed solutions to food insecurity across the country. The interns were grouped by region … Read more

Zero Hunger Intern Final Presentations — July 29, 2022

July 25, 2022Academy, Zero Hunger

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

Root Causes of Hunger in the U.S. and Globally – July 22, 2022

July 21, 2022Academy, Updates, Zero Hunger

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

Storytelling for Effective Advocacy: Highlighting Lived Experience – July 15, 2022

July 11, 2022Academy, Updates, Zero Hunger

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

Examining Power and Privilege in International Development – July 8, 2022

July 5, 2022Academy, Updates, Zero Hunger

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

Hunger and Policy on Capitol Hill – June 24, 2022

June 22, 2022Academy, Updates, Zero Hunger

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

2022 Zero Hunger Interns Study Policy Solutions to Hunger

June 13, 2022Updates, Zero Hunger

We are delighted to announce the members of the 5th Class of Zero Hunger Interns. These developing leaders will spend 10 weeks over the summer expanding the impact of anti-hunger organizations in Washington, D.C. Even as parts of the world … Read more

Racial Wealth Gap Simulation — June 17, 2022

June 13, 2022Academy, Updates, Zero Hunger

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

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