Congressional Hunger Center

The Congressional Hunger Center is on a mission to develop, inspire, and connect leaders, and advocate public policies that create a food secure world. We envision a world without hunger and poverty where every person can achieve their full potential because equitable systems exist to achieve financial freedom and full access to healthful, affordable, and culturally appropriate foods. Our program work consists of: 1) Leadership Development We provide leadership development opportunities for hunger fighters to connect policy with practice, learn together in peer cohorts, apply an equity lens to their work, and make meaningful contributions to the fight against hunger in the U.S. and overseas. Our flagship programs include the Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows Program and Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows Program. 2) Network Building We facilitate collaboration across our network of 550 fellowship alumni and 300+ partner organizations and work at the intersection of h...