The ongoing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the true vulnerabilities of the American food system. Food insecurity in Massachusetts has doubled from pre-pandemic numbers, and the most vulnerable populations in the state are children and Black, Indigenous, People … Read more
Project Bread
Project Bread connects people and communities in Massachusetts to reliable sources of food while advocating for policies that make food … Read more
Child Nutrition: Programs, Problems, and Possibilities
Child Nutrition: Programs, Problems, and Possibilities provides a thorough overview of America’s child nutrition programs. This report highlights both the need for, and the evidence in support of, our child nutrition programs. It also provides crucial information on the history, … Read more
Strategies to reduce hunger on MA campuses: SNAP EBT access on public college campuses
This report highlights the many ways MA public college campuses have recognized and are already addressing food-insecurity on-campus. But ending hunger on campus requires a range of sustainable solutions, including expanding SNAP EBT accessibility for students on campus.
Yesenia Jimenez
Originally from South Central Los Angeles, CA, Yesenia moved into the Ramona Gardens Housing Projects in Boyle Heights, CA, where her pursuit for social justice grew. Yesenia attended Pasadena City College where she gained an Associates Degree in humanities and interned with the City College’s Cross-Cultural Center, she later transferred … Read more
Courtney Colwell
Courtney graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Johns Hopkins University with a BA in political science and minors in economics and social policy. At Hopkins, Courtney served as a Research Assistant in the Poverty and Inequality Research Lab, where she conducted research on post-secondary pathways for low-income youth in Baltimore. She … Read more
Food as Medicine: Medically Tailored, Home-Delivered Meals Can Improve Health Outcomes for People with Critical and Chronic Disease
Food as Medicine: Medically Tailored, Home-Delivered Meals Can Improve Health Outcomes for People with Critical and Chronic Disease is a mixed-methods report examining the role of medically tailored meals on the health of people with critical and chronic disease from … Read more
Children’s Health Watch
Children’s HealthWatch (CHW), headquartered at Boston Medical Center, is a nonpartisan network of pediatricians, public health researchers, and children’s health … Read more
Community Servings
Community Servings was founded in 1990 by a diverse coalition of AIDS activists, faith groups, and community organizations to provide … Read more
Laura Harker
A native of Beaufort, North Carolina, Laura graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2012 with a degree in health policy and management. As an advocate for health equity, Laura was a lead organizer for the annual Minority Health Conference, served as health chair for the … Read more
Daniel Cohn
Hailing from Northfield, Ohio, Dan graduated from the University of Rochester in 2012 with a degree in health, behavior & society. He interned with various local public health agencies and nonprofits where he worked on healthy food access, HIV/AIDS testing, syringe exchange, and childhood obesity prevention programs. He also conducted … Read more
Massachusetts Law Reform Institute
Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI) provides statewide advocacy and leadership in advancing laws, policies, and practices that secure economic, racial, … Read more