Why We Wrote This

For the newly food insecure, help that preserves dignity


Listen Later

Odessa Davis is used to helping families as a public school teacher and summer camp director in Maryland’s Montgomery County. But when the pandemic forced camps to close, she realized her own family was in need. Ms. Davis is one of many Americans who struggled to put food on the table for the first time during the past year, raising the question: how do we effectively combat hunger and support those newly in need? Guests: Odessa Davis, Hilary Salmon and Radha Muthiah of Capital Area Food Bank, Alex Moore of DC Central Kitchen, and food insecurity expert Caitlin Caspi. Hosted by Ibrahim Onafeko.
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Why We Wrote ThisBy The Christian Science Monitor

  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5

5

77 ratings


More shows like Why We Wrote This

View all
Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

38,594 Listeners

The New Yorker Radio Hour by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The New Yorker Radio Hour

6,809 Listeners

The Book Review by The New York Times

The Book Review

3,992 Listeners

The Political Scene | The New Yorker by The New Yorker

The Political Scene | The New Yorker

4,046 Listeners

PBS Washington Week with The Atlantic - Full Show by Washington Week

PBS Washington Week with The Atlantic - Full Show

1,359 Listeners

A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over by Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett. Produced by Stefanie Levine.

A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

2,299 Listeners

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio by Milk Street Radio

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio

3,016 Listeners

Make Me Smart by Marketplace

Make Me Smart

5,492 Listeners

The Bible Speaks to You: Think, Pray, Love like Jesus by James Early

The Bible Speaks to You: Think, Pray, Love like Jesus

107 Listeners

Advisory Opinions by The Dispatch

Advisory Opinions

3,921 Listeners

The Dispatch Podcast by The Dispatch

The Dispatch Podcast

3,344 Listeners

Tangle by Isaac Saul

Tangle

877 Listeners

Letters from an American by Heather Cox Richardson

Letters from an American

6,040 Listeners

The Opinions by The New York Times Opinion

The Opinions

612 Listeners

A Cup of Cold Water: Nourishing You with Wisdom, Inspiration, and Encouragement by Polly Castor

A Cup of Cold Water: Nourishing You with Wisdom, Inspiration, and Encouragement

4 Listeners