The SNAP Gap in the South

  This presentation was delivered as part of the 2021 Zero Hunger Summer Seminars. The 2021 Zero Hunger Interns were asked to describe a hunger-related issue or problem they see in their region, and potential policy solutions to address it. … Read more

Food Apartheid in the South

  This presentation was delivered as part of the 2021 Zero Hunger Summer Seminars. The 2021 Zero Hunger Interns were asked to describe a hunger-related issue or problem they see in their region, and potential policy solutions to address it. … Read more

College Hunger in the Northeast

  This presentation was delivered as part of the 2021 Zero Hunger Summer Seminars. The 2021 Zero Hunger Interns were asked to describe a hunger-related issue or problem they see in their region, and potential policy solutions to address it. … Read more

Lucas Tapia

Lucas Tapia was born and raised in Mesa, Arizona, and now attends Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. He is majoring in Industrial and Labor Relations and planning on a double minor in Philosophy and Law and Society. Lucas is a section leader in the Big Red Marching Band, an … Read more

Rebecca Hentges

Becca Hengtes and grew up in Houston, Texas, and recently graduated from the University of Houston with a B.S. in Political Science with minors in Phronesis and Russian Studies and a B.A. in History with a minor in Economics. As an undergraduate, Becca participated in the Bonner Leaders chapter at … Read more

Nethmi Bathige

Nethmi Bathige is a native of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and is a rising senior at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Nethmi majors in biology and geography while completing concentrations in Food, Agriculture, and Society (FAS) and Community and Global Health (CGH). She is also currently working on her senior … Read more

Emily Irsik

Emily Irsik is originally from Emporia, Kansas, and attends Kansas State University. Her major is Nutrition and Health, but she plans to begin her master’s in Public Health Nutrition in the fall of 2021. She volunteers for community-based organizations along with national organizations. She is an advocate for mental health … Read more