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Field Reports

Testimonial Truths: Food Insecurity in Washington, D.C. from the Community Perspective

Amy Johnson, Emerson Fellow
Published 2010

Washington, DC

Testimonial Truths: Food Insecurity in Washington, D.C. from the Community Perspective is a compilation of interview responses from food insecure D.C. residents about food access during the economic recession.  The report identifies the obstacles to healthy food access and provides suggestions for community members, service organizations, and policy makers on ways to overcome them.

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Publication tags: Field Reports - Community Food Assessments, Food Access - Policymakers, Service Providers, Urban Communities

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Amy Johnson

Emerson Fellow

A northern California native, Amy graduated from Willamette University in 2008 with a degree in sociology and a minor in Spanish. She has researched the distribution of emergency food in the Willamette Valley and coordinated social justice projects at the Office of Community Service Learning.  She also studied abroad in Chile, where she researched the intersection of indigenous and Chilean culture in rural public schools. After college, Amy joined the Jesuit Volunteer Corps and taught elementary school on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Montana.

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