Angelynn Hermes

Originally from Tucson, Arizona, Angelynn graduated from the University of Southern California in 2011 with degrees in French and economics. She has engaged in civic service around the issue of homelessness through Los Angeles by founding a politically active soup kitchen and interning at the Downtown Women's Center. She also co-founded the Coalition for a Safer Campus and Community, which raises awareness of sexual violence and discrimination on college campuses. She has been an active member of Women's Creative Collective for Change and various LGBT and labor rights groups.

Field placement: Midtown Partners

Jackson, Mississippi

Policy placement: National Conference of State Legislatures

Washington, D.C.

Hunger Free Community Report

Affordable Housing in Mississippi is a map of affordable housing projects built by the Mississippi Development Authority in the last ten years. States are color coded by the total number of dollars invested per county, and the chart details how many dollars have been spent in each county per low income family.