HIPPIE BANKING OR THE FUTURE OF FOOD BANKING? – Thoughts from the Closing The Hunger Gap Conference: What strategies will enable you to have the longest term impact on your communities? And what opportunities can Feeding America grasp at a time of new leadership for the organization?
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The goal of the 2017 CTHG conference is to move hunger relief organizations toward strategies that promote social justice and address the root causes of hunger, using the lens of racial and economic equity.
At the first CTHG conference in 2013, 300 people from 170 organizations representing 33 states plus Washington, DC gathered together in Tucson, Arizona. For the 2017 conference, we expect to bring together more than 500 attendees representing emergency food providers, farms, and nonprofit organizations focused on health, education, and food justice. The conference will be a vibrant, diverse, and inspiring event where attendees have ample time to learn new skills, discuss innovative programs, and network with their peers.
Interested in becoming a Closing the Hunger Gap sponsor? Contact [email protected] to find out more about conference sponsorship.
New report that highlights innovative food banks including some of the Closing the Hunger’s leadership team member organization.
“A fundamental paradigm shift is taking place right now in how food banks approach hunger. Across the country, food banks are looking at their mission through a number of new lenses: health; education and technical assistance; farming; economic and workforce development; business enterprises; and community empowerment and advocacy. Within each of these categories, food banks are adopting a variety of approaches to achieve both the short- and long-term goals of feeding the hungry and permanently ending food insecurity.”
“Feeding the Line, or Ending the Line? Innovations among Food Banks in the United States.”
From Food Bank to Food Hub: Challenges and Opportunities
