Jennifer Woodworth

Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Arts from Wheaton College in Massachusetts where she studied Cultural Anthropology with a concentrated interest in societal meanings in food customs.

Field placement: FOOD for Lane County

Eugene, Oregon

Jennifer researched and compiled a report with recommendations for implementing local food policy councils.  She also collaborated with advocates state-wide to streamline the Food Stamp application process and visited food banks to educate direct service providers and hungry families about Food Stamp eligibility guidelines.

Policy placement: Rural Coalition

Washington, D.C.

Jennifer developed a communications strategy to better distribute materials and information to increase action from the grassroots members of the Coalition.  She also conducted interviews with small family farmers and wrote their stories in the Coalition’s monthly publication, Food and Faces.