A few weeks ago, our Coordinator Erin Summerlee attended the 2015 Closing the Hunger Gap Conference in Portland, OR, with two friends from the Food Bank of the Southern Tier: Randi Quackenbush, Advocacy and Education Manager, and Lyndsey Lyman, Agency Outreach Coordinator. We sat down with them to learn about the innovative organizations and programs […]
Apply for a scholarship to attend Closing the Hunger Gap! To make Closing the Hunger Gap as inclusive as possible, we have a limited number of scholarships and work trade positions for eligible participants. View the full details at http://thehungergap.org/scholarships/ [otw_shortcode_button href=”https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CTHGscholarship” size=”medium” bgcolor=”#ec6024″ icon_position=”left” shape=”radius” target=”_blank”]Submit your Scholarship Application[/otw_shortcode_button] Deadline: June 26, 2015 Applicants will […]
Closing the Hunger Gap September 13 – 16, 2015 Portland, OR The 2015 Closing the Hunger Gap: Cultivating Food Justice Conference, hosted by the Closing the Hunger Gap network and Oregon Food Bank, will bring together food banks, anti-hunger advocates and food justice activists from across North America. More than 500 attendees will be in […]
The conference will be held at: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland 1000 NE Multnomah Street Portland, Oregon 97232 We have a discounted rate at the DoubleTree:$139/night for a standard queen room or $159/night for a double Queen or single King room. Click here to reserve your room or call the DoubleTree by Hilton Central Reservations Office: […]
The deadline to submit a session proposal was April 1. Proposal Deadline: April 1, 2015 Closing the Hunger Gap (CTHG) is a network of food banks, anti-hunger advocates, and food justice activists from across North America working to engage food banks and their constituents in expanding their efforts beyond food handouts, toward community-based empowerment initiatives […]
