Voices to End Hunger

Episódios

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  Growing Roots of Resilience at Foot Print Farms 23.07.2026 26min

  In the heart of Jackson, Mississippi is Foot Print Farms. This farm produces more than food. It engages community, responds to health issues, provides educational opportunities, and serves as a model for both urban and rural food security and development. At the center of this operation is Dr. Cindy Ayers Elliott. Her vision for Foot Print Farms and the larger community is as ambitious as her journey has been unusual. On this episode Minerva speaks with Cindy about her insights into the inter...
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  A Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan 11.06.2026 44min

  Sudan is in the midst of the world’s largest humanitarian disaster. Famine has officially been declared in parts of the country, and 25 million people have reached “crisis” levels of food insecurity. Further, ongoing conflict and internal displacement have decimated communities and severely hampered agriculture, commerce, and aid deliveries. With an ongoing and complicated crisis, understanding the current situation and needs is critical. On this episode of Voices to End Hunger, host Minerva ...
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  Service and Scarcity: Hunger in the Armed Forces 13.05.2026 38min

  Hunger is a prevalent yet underreported issue faced by many members of the armed forces. Servicemembers and their families face daunting issues stemming from regular relocation, uncertainty, and other unique circumstances that pose challenges to the ability to reliably access needed resources. On this episode of Voices to End Hunger, host Minerva Delgado speaks with two experts on food insecurity in the military. Liza Lieberman is the Vice President of Public Affairs at MAZON: A Jewish Respon...
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  Building Rural Communities in a New Global Environment 07.04.2026 26min

  Global agricultural development has a tremendous role to play in both the economic success of lower and middle income countries, but also the prosperity of the world. The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has been at the heart of building up and supporting agricultural livelihoods and communities for decades, and its experiences and history provide valuable insights into the current moment we find ourselves. Host Minerva Delgado speaks with Katherine Meighan of IFAD to di...
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  Growing Hope Globally and Partnering for a Hunger-Free Future 11.03.2026 27min

  U.S. agriculture and global food security have built a crucial relationship in American efforts to end hunger and malnutrition around the world. Not only is this relationship essential for critical programs, but it reflects the genuine values and determination of farmers themselves to provide enough food for everyone. This is no more clear than through the work of Growing Hope Globally, which mobilizes farmers and rural communities to partner with and contribute to a worldwide movement of agr...
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  Food, History, Culture, and the Continuing March for Justice 11.02.2026 31min

  The month of February marks the celebration of Black History Month, through which we honor and commemorate the leaders and contributions of our Black communities and neighbors across the country. While voting rights and fair treatment are rightfully emphasized, there is a lesser-talked about component of civil rights: food justice. On this episode of Voices to End Hunger, Minerva Delgado speaks to Tambra Stevenson, Founder and CEO of Women Advancing Nutrition, Dietetics, and Agriculture, or W...
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  2026: A Consequential Year Begins 15.01.2026 26min

  2026 is already shaping up to be a consequential year for both domestic and global food and nutrition security. Globally, famine is threatening millions of people, especially in hotspots such as the Horn of Africa and Sudan. Further, conflict, climate, and continuing political and economic uncertainty are driving hunger and malnutrition in many regions and countries. In the United States SNAP continues to be in the spotlight, and those who rely on food assistance through federal nutrition pro...
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  Reflecting on a Tumultuous 2025: A Discussion with Rev. David Beckmann 15.12.2025 17min

  2025 posed unprecedented challenges to U.S. global and domestic food and nutrition security programs; with stress and uncertainty added to the lives of millions of people and families in the United States and around the globe who rely on assistance programs. These challenges mark the latest in a shift in the political landscape around food, nutrition, and development programs. Rev. David Beckmann, President Emeritus of the Alliance to End Hunger and Bread for the World, has observed the evolu...
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  Food Banks Respond to Recent Crisis and Uncertainty 26.11.2025 38min

  The United States government just reopened after its record-breaking 43-day shutdown. During this time, federal nutrition programs found themselves in the crosshairs of debates over funding and a larger political battle. Caught in the middle were the tens of millions of individuals and families who depend on food assistance. Food bank demand soared, with many struggling to keep up with need. On this episode of Voices to End Hunger, host Minerva Delgado speaks with two food bank leaders servin...
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  A Critical Week for SNAP Food Assistance 28.10.2025 14min

  Late last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that the federal government would cease providing funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – known as SNAP – starting November 1, in response to the ongoing government shutdown. This announcement was met with both moral and legal pushback on the Hill and from beneficiaries and advocates across the country. On this special episode of Voices to End Hunger, Minerva Delgado speaks with David Super, the Carmack Waterhous...
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  School Meals from Access to Appeal: Lessons from New York 16.10.2025 32min

  The school year is in full swing across the country, and approximately 30 million school-aged children are lining up in cafeterias each day to eat a school-provided lunch. These meals are nutritious – offering a balance of fruits, vegetables, low-fat or fat-free milk, whole grains and lean protein. However, not all students have equal access to school meals or the interest in eating them. On this episode, Minerva speaks with Abbie Watts, Director of School Food Advocacy at Community Foo...
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  The Future of Global Agriculture: Perspectives from the International Fund for Agricultural Development 17.09.2025 27min

  The relationship between food security and agriculture is at once both apparent and complex, especially in matters of climate-related impacts. Around the world, people and families are struggling with high food prices and uncertainty about how they will reliably obtain healthy foods. According to the 2025 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report, 2.6 billion people in the world could not afford a healthy diet. One key recommendation to address future food price spikes is to in...
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  Global Food Security: A New Report, Global Moments, and Opportunities for Action 02.09.2025 42min

  The annual State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report was recently published by the World Food Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization, International Fund for Agricultural Development, and others. The report states that up to 720 million people around the world are facing hunger. This represents a modest decrease owing to “notable improvement in South-eastern Asia, Southern Asia and South America in contrast to the continuing rise in hunger in most subregions of Africa and ...
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  A Tradition of Commitment to America’s Seniors: The Older Americans Act Turns 60 04.08.2025 39min

  The Older Americans Act recently turned 60. This landmark piece of legislation has been fundamental in our nation’s approach to caring for and promoting the well-being of our nation’s seniors, including through vital nutrition programming. On this episode on Voices to End Hunger, host Minerva Delgado speaks with Josh Protas of Meals on Wheels America about OAA, hunger among our nation’s seniors, and what the present and future of the OAA looks like. Guest: Josh Protas, Chief Advocacy and Poli...
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  Tackling Child Hunger in the Summer 07.07.2025 34min

  For many kids, Summer is a time for enjoying the outdoors, relaxing, and recuperating after a long school year. However, for an often-overlooked number of children and their families it is also a stressful time of dealing with the meal gaps that were previously filled by free and reduced school breakfast and lunch programs. Summer meals and Summer EBT have become more prominent over the years as their crucial value to so many kids has become more apparent, but the implementation of these prog...
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  Building Hunger Free Communities 16.06.2025 48min

  Across the country, groups and coalitions have come together dedicated to ending hunger and malnutrition in their cities, towns, counties, regions, and states. These “Hunger Free Communities” approach the root causes of poverty and hunger within their own contexts – providing solutions to local issues and models for the broader anti-hunger movement in the United States. In this episode of Voices to End Hunger, host Minerva Delgado speaks with three leaders in the Hunger Free Communities space...
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  Feeding Futures: Unlocking the Potential of Global School Meals 02.06.2025 34min

  School meals serve over 407 million children across at least 148 countries. For many children in the developing world school may be the only place they receive a nutritious meal in a given day. But the impact of school meals goes well beyond individual children – working to build up families, communities, and the future of entire nations. In this episode of Voices to End Hunger, host Minerva Delgado speaks with Arlene Mitchell, Executive Director of Alliance member Global Child Nutrition Foun...
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  Myth Busters: Stories of SNAP Food Assistance from Those Who Use It 12.05.2025 42min

  The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is no stranger to attacks, nor are the millions of individuals and families that rely on food assistance and other federal programs. Charges of waste, fraud, and abuse have paved the way to systematic dismantling of policies, departments, and even entire agencies in recent months, and the campaign is once again threatening assistance programs for lower income people and families. Unfortunately, amidst the battle over federal funding, the vo...
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  Against the Odds – Treating Severe Child Malnutrition 05.05.2025 43min

  The world is in the midst of the worst food crisis in decades, with 750 million people facing food insecurity, severe hunger, and even famine conditions impacting places across the globe. Nobody is more seriously impacted than children during their early formative years. Alliance to End Hunger president Eric Mitchell guest hosts a discussion with leaders from two organizations facing the issue head on: Navyn Salem, Founder and CEO of Edesia Nutrition and Chris Greene, CEO of Meds & Food f...
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  Nourishing Second Chances 07.04.2025 24min

  April marks “Second Chance Month” across the United States. It is a time to highlight barriers that stand in the way of people who have served their debt to society, and act to ensure previously incarcerated individuals and their families are not burdened by hunger as they seek to start their lives anew. Reginald Darby of The Clean Slate Initiative joins host Minerva Delgado to discuss Second Chance Month, the work of Clean Slate Initiative, and how we can advance food security among this par...