The Chicago Food Policy Action Council (CFPAC) works to ensure that all Chicagoans, especially those who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) have the right to produce and access culturally appropriate, nutritious, sustainable, and fair food. Their Productive … Read more
Dispelling Myths, Increasing Access: Examining Common Fears and Barriers Experienced by Spanish-Speaking Immigrants Applying for SNAP Benefits in Maryland
Maryland is home to an incredibly vast and diverse population of foreign-born folks and first-generation Americans. Fifteen percent of the state’s population are immigrants, almost a third are undocumented, and one in eight children in Maryland have a parent who … Read more
Cultivating Synergies for Systems Change: Examining Hub Models as a Pathway to Building Resilient Communities
The Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio is a regional nonprofit committed to fighting hunger. While food assistance is at the core of Second Harvest’s mission, the organization also commits to addressing the root causes of hunger. This … Read more
Expansion of Tribal Self-Governance in Food and Agriculture
This report covers two areas of Tribal self-governance in food and agriculture: 638 Authority and Agricultural Resource Management Plans. The report was prepared by both Julie Bautista and Jalen Banks.
Dream Denied: Portland’s Housing Affordability Crisis, Recent Progress, and What Else Can Still Be Done
In 2016, Portland voters passed a $258 million bond to build more affordable housing thanks in large part to the advocacy of the Welcome Home Coalition and other residents. Portland-metro voters followed suit with the passage of a $652.8 million … Read more
SNAP On Campus: A UC Irvine FRESH Basic Needs Hub Fall 2021 CalFresh Outreach Report
The purpose of this report is to evaluate both new and traditional outreach efforts that the CalFresh team at the UCI FRESH Basic Needs Hub has adopted as a result of AB 85 funding from the State of California. Assembly … Read more
Best Practices for Food and Garden Youth Education Organizations: Findings from a D.C. Community Needs Assessment Process
Kid Power, Inc. requested an Emerson Fellow to conduct a community needs assessment of its VeggieTime food and garden youth education program in order to examine the structure of its programs, evaluate its responsiveness to school communities, and to make … Read more
Lessons Learned: Breakfast After The Bell in Massachusetts
This report was created to assess the implementation of a Breakfast After The Bell Mandate within the state of Massachusetts so that policy makers who wish to create a similar mandate outside of Massachusetts may understand the program’s challenges and … Read more
Aren’t We All Eaters?: Creating an Equitable Food Policy Agenda In Central New York
SOFSA is an independent food policy council (FPC) focused on engaging food system stakeholders across various sectors to improve the area’s food system. SOFSA is now creating an ongoing policy agenda that outlines the organization’s current policy interventions and recommendations. … Read more
Let’s Talk About Race in the Anti-Hunger Workplace
This research was a strategic effort to look at the current state, successes, failures, and possible improvements to the movement to end hunger in the United States. Anti-hunger organizations reacted to parallel social justice movements with heightened energy, resources, and … Read more
Farming in a “White Utopia”: BIPOC Farmer Development Coalition Strategic Plan 2022-2024
In 2021, Ecotrust, Mudbone Grown, Oregon Food Bank, and Zenger Farm formed the BIPOC Farmer Development Coalition. Taking into account the systemic obstacles that BIPOC growers face, the primary focus of the coalition is the development and training of BIPOC … Read more
Centering Lived Experience: A Toolkit for Addressing Rural Food Insecurity Through Storytelling
There are often stigma and misunderstandings surrounding food insecurity. Sharing personal experiences can humanize the realities of food insecurity and empower those that share their story. The purpose of this toolkit is to introduce practical applications for using storytelling as … Read more