As wildfires swept through Northern California in October 2017, the California Department of Social Services, in partnership with the USDA and the impacted California counties, rushed to bring relief to impacted people through SNAP. In the process, stakeholders learned three key lessons for disaster and nutrition leaders.
Alaska has over 78,000 veterans, giving us the highest percentage of veterans in the nation. We also have many challenges when it comes to food security.
On Saturday, October 14, I joined hundreds of people, including D.C. council members, community members, food justice advocates, and my fellow colleagues at D.C. Hunger Solutions for the Grocery Walk.
This year, Maryland Hunger Solutions, joined other Maryland organizations, such as the Job Opportunities Task Force and Out for Justice, to advocate for the passage of the Maryland Equal Access to Food Act of 2017.
