Our Work | FOOD JUSTICE SERIES
Food Justice: Food is an essential element of equity.
Share Our Strength hosts an ongoing speaking series that examines the roots and evolution of the food justice movement and its connection to race and class, health, education and the environment.
2.5 billion
meals provided to kids since March 2020
$136 million
in grants to communities since March 2020
In Their Words
Representatives from Indigenous groups, the Black community and many more share the stories of resistance and resiliency.
Radical Origins
Since its beginnings with the Black Panthers, the Food Justice Movement and Racial Justice movement have been intertwined. Learn about how it all started and where it’s going.
Food Justice & Radical Justice
You can draw a direct line between slavery, Jim Crow, and the disproportionate rates of hunger among people of color today. Guests talk about transformational change that needs to happen at the government level.
Food Justice & Mental Health
Food insecurity can have devastating effects on the mental health of children. We heard about solutions for reducing the causes of hunger and associated stigma.
“The most offensive things someone could do to you is deny you a place at the table.”– Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie
Upcoming Conversation
Food Security and Elections | November 1, 2024 1:30pm – 2:30pm EDT
This November, Americans will vote for the next President, 33 Senate seats, and all 435 House seats. Globally, more voters than ever in history will head to the polls as at least 64 countries—representing a combined population of about 49% of the people in the world—will have held national elections by the end of 2024. And the results—particularly when it comes to food security—will prove consequential for years to come. We’ll explore how elections will impact the following when it comes to food security:
- Income and the safety net
- The economy (number of elections abroad, conflict, supply chain challenges, etc.)
- Climate change
- Racial and gender equity
Food Justice Series
Aloha ‘Āina: Food & Land Justice in Hawaii
Racism, Hunger and Health
It Takes More Than Food To End Hunger.
Hunger is a problem we know how to fix. Since our inception we’ve been leaders in reducing the number of kids experiencing hunger.
No Kid HUNGRY
campaign helps feed hungry kids both in school and out.
Mayor’s ALLIANCE
to end child hunger creates positive change on the local level.