by Srijan Chakraborty | Oct 24, 2016 | Advocacy, Blog
During this election season, I have often found myself thinking about Yasmin. I met Yasmin at one of the Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) buildings during our summer meals program. She came to this country from Somalia with her three year old daughter Hani in tow....
by Srijan Chakraborty | Feb 23, 2016 | Advocacy, Blog
Brett rushes into the school just before the bell. He needs to head straight to his class. He hasn’t eaten anything in the morning and he is hungry. There is a breakfast program in the school and he qualifies free or reduced-prices. But there’s no time for breakfast,...
by Srijan Chakraborty | Feb 22, 2016 | Advocacy, Blog, Food Systems
Wouldn’t it be nice if we had a step by step recipe on how to end hunger? We know it’s not an unsolvable problem. We have enough food. We have people who need jobs. We have data on what policies work and what don’t. But things are messy. Even when we...
by Srijan Chakraborty | Sep 23, 2015 | Advocacy, Blog
“What I liked about it is I get food every Thursday, and there’s yummy food and there’s bars and nice food and I like that there’s soup. Thank u for the food” – A student from Briarcrest elementary school who received our Healthy HIP Packs It is back to...
