Food Dignity Podcast

School nutrition and foodservice workers nourish our children now and for their future. We have two guests today who focus on the school food and advocacy spaces across Pennsylvania and nationally. Kristan Delle is Director of Food Services for the School District of Upper Dublin and Nicole Melia is the Food Service Supervisor of the Great Valley School District in Malvern. You won't want to miss out on their tips, tricks, and contagious passion for this work! For podcast details, visit: https://fooddignitymovement.org/podcast/episode-147-school-food-serves-up-complete-meals-for-our-children-and-then-some/

The Oyate Group is a New York City-based 501c3 nonprofit organization with the mission to alleviate poverty. They aim to close existing gaps in services and resources by directing the city's abundant resources to those in need. Today, you'll hear from Jason Autar, their Chief Operating Officer. For podcast details, visit: https://fooddignitymovement.org/podcast/episode-146-the-oyate-group-alleviates-poverty/

Today, Clancy gets candid in 7 minutes. She takes on the question, "How do you stop volunteers at the food pantry from feeling like saviors?" For podcast details, visit: https://fooddignitymovement.org/podcast/episode-146-i-am-no-hero-for-working-in-food-access/

In this 9-minute "Candid Clancy" episode, Clancy shares her thought on how the food banking, agricultural and food policy realms affect how food is used as power. There are often winners and losers of policies and rules laid out by larger food distributers, and they influence the stability of the anti-hunger sector as we see it. For podcast details, visit: https://fooddignitymovement.org/podcast/episode-144-using-food-as-power/

What's the hype around the "food as medicine" concept? You'll want to listen in to find out. More often than not, this idea marries healthcare and nutrition in the form of medically-tailored meals and groceries or produce prescriptions. During this podcast, Alyssa Baldino, Associate Director of Nutrition Services at Project Angel Food, spills the beans on all the novel programs and policy coming out of this arena. For podcast details, visit: https://fooddignitymovement.org/podcast/episode-143-food-is-medicine-goes-mainstream/

In this episode, Clancy asks Dan Rhoton, Executive Director of Hopeworks, some hard questions about how food insecurity is linked to human trafficking. He knows this issue all too well in his work leading an organization focused on providing underprivileged youth with business acumen and social entrepreneurship skills. Through the combination of education and technology, Hopeworks hires at-risk youth to build professional web design and development skills so they to get back in school, earn permanent jobs, and achieve their highest potential. For podcast details, visit: https://fooddignitymovement.org/podcast/episode-142-food-and-basic-needs-security-protects-our-youth/

Violinist Lorien Benet Hart has been a member of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's second violin section since 2001. She is also at the heart of a special partnership between musicians at the food recovery program, 412 Food Rescue. You won't want to miss this! For podcast details, visit: https://fooddignitymovement.org/podcast/episode-141-music-for-food/

NewImpact is a nonprofit, humanity-benefit organization, focused on business model innovation. Most importantly, they try to help organizations to create models that are stronger, better, and more impactful. Today, Clancy and NewImpact's founder, Jens Molbak, talk details about creating an equitable food system. Molbak's nonprofit has some big ideas and projects to demonstrate their approach. You won't want to miss this conversation!

For podcast details, visit: https://fooddignitymovement.org/podcast/episode-140-new-impacts-original-approach-to-food-access/

In this podcast, join two white women speaking about diversity and inclusion based on their own experience and on what they want to change about their environment. We feature Sage Hobbs, author, podcast host, former school counselor, expert in difficult conversations and leadership coach and facilitator. Sage and Clancy candidly engage in a conversation about equity and privilege.

For podcast details, visit: https://fooddignitymovement.org/podcast/episode-139-white-women-address-inequity-and-privilege/

Paula Umaña is Director of Institutional Engagement at The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, at Temple University. She and her team work tirelessly to create systemic change and empower universities and communities to ensure that all college students get everything they need to succeed. For podcast details, visit: https://fooddignitymovement.org/podcast/episode-138-college-students-deserve-to-have-their-basic-needs-met/