Exploring Food Deserts
Exploring Food Deserts By: Hannah Pittman Take a second and think about the nearest grocery store to you. Can you walk there? Do you drive to the grocery store? Is there fresh produce and foods availa...
Blog Articles
How Food Insecurity Impacts Nutrition
How Food Insecurity Impacts Nutrition By: Jaden Petrus “The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines food insecurity as a lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life.” Fo...
GMOs and False Food Labels
GMOs and False Food Labels By: Jaden Petrus After watching the film, “ Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives” directed by Jeffrey M. Smith, I was genuinely shocked by the information that was pres...
Food Stamps and a Challenging Narrative
Food Stamps and a Challenging Narrative by: Jaden Petrus Food stamps, defined by the U.S government, is a federal nutrition program that aids in helping less fortunate individuals and families purchas...
On Rent Control
Rent Control By: Jaden Petrus Working and canvassing for current New York State Senator Zellnor Myrie three summers ago opened my eyes to the very real problem of non- rent stabilized homes in New Yor...
SDG 2 Zero Hunger
SDG 2 Zero Hunger By: Zoé Solomon Over the past few decades, world hunger had been on the decline… that is, until 2015, when it began to increase. Today, nearly 9 percent of the global population go...
Getting the Homeless Employed
Getting the Homeless Employed By: Lethan Hampton We’ve all been in a rough spot during our schooling where we’ve had trouble raising our grade in a class. At that point in time, the one thing we neede...
Food Security and Genetically Modified Foods
Genetically Modified Foods In North America, many of us have a wide range of food related choices. We are often influenced by television and other media to choose “healthy” options. But the truth is w...
Food Security and Mental Health
Food Security and Mental Health By: Zahra Mardanyar What is Mental Health? Mental health is feelings of emotional, psychological, and social well-being (CDC, 2018). It is a crucial contributor to our ...
Food Loss vs. Food Waste
Food Loss vs. Food Waste By: Zahra Mardanyar What is Food Loss vs. Food Waste? Food Loss is the discarding of edible foods at the production, processing, and distribution. (FoodPrint, 2021). Alternati...
Lending and Mortgage Discrimination
Lending and Mortgage Discrimination By: Zahra Mardanyar What is lending and mortgage discrimination? Lending discrimination is the practice of judging an individual’s loan application on factors such ...
Preventive Health Screenings
The Need for Preventive Health Screenings By: Lethan Hampton According to the United States Census Bureau, as of 2019, about 10%of the United States population do not have health insurance. The majori...
Housing Discrimination in Canada
Housing Discrimination in Canada By: Zahra Mardanyar Housing discrimination often “consists of any behavior, practice, or policy in the public or private sectors that directly, indirectly, or systemat...
The Effects of Food Security on Mental Health
The Effects of Food Security on Mental Health By: Zahra Mardanyar Mental health is feelings of emotional, psychological, and social well-being (CDC, 2018). It is a crucial contributor to our ability t...
Period Poverty & Homelessness
Period Poverty & Homelessness By: Zoe Solomon At any given moment, about 1.8 billion women are of reproductive age. That means that at any given moment, 1.8 billion women could, in theory, be on their...
Canadian Food Price Inflation and the Pandemic
Food Price Inflation and the Pandemic By: Zahra Mardanyar What is food insecurity, and why does it matter? Food security is defined as a state in which "all people, at all times, have physical & econo...
Community Gardens
The Importance of Community Gardens By: Lethan Hampton It's no secret that healthy eating can be expensive. Furthermore, having access to fresh fruit and vegetables is not a privilege everyone can hav...
Informal Settlements and Slums
Informal Settlements and Slums By: Zoé Solomon Today, 1 in 7 people live in a slum, and about 1 in every 4 people will live in a slum by 2030. While three-quarters of slum-dwellers live in Asia and Af...
Impact of Covid-19 on Food Security
Impact of Covid-19 on Food Security By: Lethan Hampton Since the significant outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in March of 2020, millions of people have faced food insecurity worldwide. To prevent the spread of ...
Soup Kitchen + Food Pantries
Soup Kitchens A soup kitchen is a center where the hungry and less fortunate can come to eat free meals. They are usually located in lower-income neighborhoods and staffed with volunteers. Food option...
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