Building a relationship - committing to weekly support, partnering to use corporate resources to solve systemic issues - a nonprofit can use those hours and funds strategically to help create long-term change, which leads to transformation…This is what leads to transformation: small acts consistently performed over time. And that is the kind of systemic change that honors Dr. King’s legacy, in addition to upholding jobs that have dignity and fair wages—the leveraging of resources, consistently with trust that the support will be there, corporations, nonprofits, and communities can work together toward eradicating hunger altogether.
This Thanksgiving take time to envision your "ideal town" and the ideal way people could access food in that town.
Learning more about historic inequities, and the history of our land is important to finding a way to heal our future and heal our food system. We cannot, and should not, untangle the history of this land and the history of our food system in the U.S. from our Indigenous community, family, and people.
During our October Roundtable Talk, a recurring theme emerged, woven into each of the goals we achieved this past year and stitched into the larger goal we unfurled for this upcoming program year: when we invest in the people within our movement, we surpass our goals. I invite you to read the update below and follow along by listening to our recorded conversation.
Unfortunately, as the current wave of Gen Z individuals reaches adulthood and becomes eligible to apply for SNAP on their own, college students experience unfortunate obstacles in accessing SNAP benefits, impeding their ability to succeed.
We have the power to make changes to reduce these barriers and end hunger.
