Emerson Fellow Raneem Karboji, placed with USDA, researched best practices to make it easier for residential child care institutions to enroll in the National School Lunch Program.
Humans are Complex: Why Our Approaches to Nutrition Behavior Change Must be Too
Bailey Adams unpacks how social and behavior change approaches can be used to improve nutrition in Cambodia.
Amplifying Children’s Voices to End Hunger
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.
Fighting Poverty With the Tax Code: EITC, CTC, and Building Financial Stability
Emerson Fellow Blake Turpin on the connections between housing security, hunger, and the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Finding the Community Connection: Breakfast After the Bell in Massachusetts
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.
Stopgaps into Systems: Pandemic Adaptations for Treating Acute Malnutrition
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?
Assessing Community Needs: Food and Gardening School Programs in Washington, D.C.
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.
Keeping the Yam Intact: Land Justice & Cocoa in Côte d’Ivoire
The open question of land tenure has held back agricultural production in Côte D’Ivoire. Leland Fellow Dan Myers writes about his work in Abidjan with World Cocoa Foundation.
Our Tips for Successful Hunger Fellowship Applications
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
Field Site Spotlight: Anthony Slaton
Leland Fellow Anthony Slaton’s work with Adonai Partners in Uganda supported agricultural resilience livelihoods in communities still rebuilding after conflict.