The Food Project

The Food Project’s mission is to create a thoughtful and productive community of youth and adults from diverse backgrounds who … Read more

Sarah Farmer

Sarah holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from Bowdoin College.  She has also studied the social and economic development efforts in Kenya and she has interned with CARE-Kenya’s Health and Nutrition Project as well as CARE-International’s Government Relations and Public Policy office in Washington, D.C.

Mary Elizabeth Evans

A math major from Birmingham-Southern College, Mary Elizabeth spent much of her time in college coordinating service opportunities at a variety of community and direct service organizations in Birmingham.  She also founded the first student chapter of Alabama Arise, a statewide advocacy coalition that promotes state policies to improve the … Read more

Wick Ruehling

Wick graduated from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia where he majored in Public Policy.  At W&L he served as vice president of the Student Activities Board and played varsity soccer.  Wick interned with Total Action Against Poverty in Roanoke, Virginia where he worked with Head Start and the … Read more

Deanna Wilson

Deanna graduated from Swarthmore College in 2004 with a sociology-anthropology major and biology minor.  She coordinated an after-school tutoring and mentoring program for high school students while participating in various community organizations that empowered targeted community members, and educated students about poverty and homelessness.  She also conducted sociological and biological … Read more