The Congressional Hunger Center is pleased to announce the 2024 alum recipients of the Hunger Leadership Awards: Robert Campbell, Vice President of Policy at Feeding America, will receive the Outstanding Alum Hunger Leadership Award, and Bryan Pride, Technical Program Director … Read more
Above: Women from the Langzenlanoba Shea Butter Processing VSLA dancing at International Rural Women’s Day. 📸 12th Class Leland Fellow Alaine Johnson, placed with the Ghana Market Systems Resilience project of ACDI/VOCA. The northern regions of Ghana are the fufu … Read more
Poverty is a root cause of hunger. For people in financially vulnerable positions, an unexpected expense or an ill-timed emergency can make the difference between having enough grocery money left over after the bills are paid, and having to cut … Read more
Every year when I file my personal taxes, I am filled with mixed emotions. I hope the online tax calculator shows green, indicating a refund, instead of a red, indicating I owe. On the other hand, I also feel patriotic … Read more
Above: 29th Class Emerson Fellow Aliyah Fard. Environmental justice courses throughout my undergraduate career introduced me to one of my favorite environmentalists, Dr. Vandana Shiva, who says “seed is the source of life and the first link in our food … Read more
National Volunteer Week was established in 1974 to celebrate the spirit of volunteerism as one of the hallmarks of American life. Whether volunteering in person or remotely, getting involved in direct service or advocating for change, Volunteer Week is when … Read more
Above: Tammy Palmer receives the 2011 Alum Hunger Leadership Award from Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah; Tammy Palmer with the 12th Class of Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows at orientation in October, 2023. Continuing our series … Read more
Above: participants in CARE International Uganda’s Farmer Field Business School project discuss kitchen gardening at a demonstration plot in the Kyaka II refugee settlement. 📸: CARE International Uganda The 12th Class of Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows have been working with their … Read more
Above: Landy Lin, 29th Class Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellow, outside Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. I, like many of the other Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows, was anxiously counting down the days until September 7th, the first day of … Read more
Above: Maryam Taysir, 29th Class Emerson National Hunger Fellow, in Washington, D.C. It’s almost midnight in Nablus, Palestine where I was visiting for the summer. I’m sitting with my family when, after months of anticipation, I get the news. “I’m … Read more
Above: 29th Class Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellow Rajitmeet Singh at the UCI Basic Needs Center in Irvine, California I have a different perspective on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as I grew up on the other end of … Read more
Above: Hayleigh Rockenback, 29th Class Emerson National Hunger Fellow, at the Massachusetts State House. Working in the anti-hunger space was something I have always been drawn to. For multiple summers prior to college I would stay at my aunt’s home … Read more
