Sherita Mouzon of Witnesses to Hunger: Philly met with the Mayor’s Office recently to discuss the From Disparities to Discrimination series as well as mobilizing city-wide efforts to address racism and discrimination to alleviate poverty and hunger in Philadelphia. You can read her memo here.

Sherita Mouzon of Witnesses to Hunger: Philadelphia was featured in a Philadelphia inquirer article on how census data suggests that populations from different zip codes radically differ in terms of life expectancy. These life-expectancy numbers are a stunning shorthand for a host of other demographic factors — inadequate education, insufficient income, area unemployment levels, community…

Sherita Mouzon of Witnesses to Hunger: Philadelphia was featured on the Philadelphia Inquirer discussing her experiences with racism and discrimination, their insidious relationships with poverty and hunger, and her collaboration with the Center for Hunger-Free Communities to publish reports addressing Philadelphia’s duty to intervene. How are racism and hunger related?  Being mistreated at school, on…

Kimberly Hart, member of the New Haven Food Policy Council and a founding member of Witnesses to Hunger: New Haven, recently spoke with Esteban L Hernandez of The New Haven Register about the recently released food insecurity report, “The State of Hunger in New Haven.” Read the full profile to learn more about Kimberly’s work to end…

Kimberly Hart, a member of Witnesses to Hunger: New Haven, spoke with Jessicah Pierre of Inequality.org to share her story of the challenges she’s faced having several felony convictions on her criminal record…from 30+ years ago. Now, though she struggles to find work in several sectors, she doesn’t give up hope and has become a…