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Michelle Hughes: Advocating for Equity People Can Feel and Trust

February 27, 2023 Laura Crowell, USDA Equity Commission Communications Lead

After Michelle Hughes graduated from Haverford College, she took a job on a hog farm at the University of Pennsylvania in preparation for veterinary school. While working on the farm, Hughes’ career interests shifted towards production agriculture and advocacy.

Equity Initiatives

Gary Matteson: Creating Rural Wealth and Improving Equity One Conversation at a Time

February 15, 2023 Laura Crowell, Communications Lead, USDA Equity Commission

Gary Matteson is a farmer with a passion for helping beginning farmers from all backgrounds and walks of life. During his 30-year farming career, he built a successful operation raising greenhouse wholesale cut flowers and beef cattle for local sales in Epsom, New Hampshire.

Equity Initiatives

USDA’s TEFAP Reach and Resiliency Grant Expands Distribution in Rural Nebraska

February 08, 2023 Emily C. Kelley, Public Affairs Specialist, Food and Nutrition Service with guest author Alynn Sampson, Vice President, Operations & Impact, Food Bank of Lincoln

The Emergency Food Assistance Program, or TEFAP, Reach and Resiliency – Round 1 grants are making an impact in communities across the nation. At the Food Bank of Lincoln, we have been able to leverage Reach and Resiliency sub-grant funding awarded by our Nebraska TEFAP agency to identify underserved...

Equity Food and Nutrition Initiatives Nutrition Security

Reimagining SNAP E&T for 2023 and Beyond

February 02, 2023 Marcie Foster, Senior Technical Advisor, SNAP Office of Employment and Training

Last month, 350 SNAP Employment and Training, or E&T, state agencies and other partners from across the country gathered for the 2022 SNAP E&T National Forum in Alexandria, VA. Deputy Under Secretary for USDA’s Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, Stacy Dean, opened the conference with an...

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