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HIDDEN

HUNGER

We Need Your Help

Hunger hides in every community. But when you work with me, I root it out and make a real difference—whether at the national level or on the ground where you live and do business.

And together, we spread the message of Food Dignity® so everyone can hear.

25% of kids are plagued by food insecurity, which means they lack reliable access to nourishing food. That’s 1 in every 4.

In this TEDx talk, I debunk some popular myths about food insecurity, revealing the hidden causes of this problem—and the solutions that are making a difference.

How to Work With Me

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
AND WORKSHOP LEADER

Let me educate your audience or team on approaching nutrition challenges, improving systemic access to healthy food, and building food dignity.

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BRAND AMBASSADOR
AND SPOKESPERSON

Over two decades, I’ve become a thought-leader in the food equity arena, working with corporations and non-profits alike to decrease food insecurity.

STRATEGIC
CONSULTANT

I develop and implement strategic plans for brands like yours. When we work together, I improve nutrition outreach and increase food dignity.

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Most-Requested Keynotes

Food Dignity® Movement:
A New Paradigm to Address Food Insecurity

Clancy dramatically shifts the conversation around food, health, and social responsibility so that audience members can increase their connection, collaboration, and responsibility. With a mix of her trademark vulnerability and courage, Clancy shares how, as a registered dietitian serving primarily white, affluent families, she woke up to her food elitism. Clancy has made it her mission to inspire to acknowledge their unintentional role in perpetuating food injustice.

She shows audiences how to reflect on their own assumptions and biases so they can advocate for what she has branded the Food Dignity® Movement in their organizations, communities, and families. Clancy will (re)awaken audience members' sense of individual and collective responsibility to make Food Dignity® a realized, human right for everyone.

By the end of this keynote, audiences will:

  • Demystify how food insecurity impacts everyone and its surprising prevalence in middle-class American communities.
  • Identify assumptions and misconceptions associated with hunger that unintentionally hurt their clients, patients, employees, and/or students.
  • Cultivate the mindset, communication, and leadership skills to teach people how to access community resources.

Improve Employee Health and Performance Through the Food Dignity® Movement

While employee stress has never been higher, one key contributor to this lack of employee well-being is rarely discussed: food. In this dynamic keynote designed for organizational leaders and those responsible for employee wellness and productivity, Clancy examines the critical role food plays in employee health and performance.

Clancy uncovers why most companies are unaware of their employees’ “food stress,” how food insecurity is a hidden reality for too many workers, and why addressing people’s access to nourishing food is the profitable thing to do. She shares strategies companies can use to practically address healthy food access so they reduce absenteeism and presenteeism, boost individual and overall company productivity, minimize healthcare costs and turnover, and increase customer loyalty and revenue.

By the end of this keynote, audiences will:

  • Discover a simple and proven framework to inspire a healthy workforce and improve access to healthy food for everyone.
  • Create a new mindset and skill set that shifts the conversation and approach for worksite wellness programming.
  • Learn strategies that improve morale, trust, and engagement in the workplace.

Create Community Collaborations to Foster Food Dignity® Movement

The United Nations calls “collaboration critical... if we are to create a more inclusive, just, and sustainable world.” If you are a corporate, healthcare, government, nonprofit or educational leader, and your work is rooted in creating a more inclusive, just, and sustainable world, then it's vital to address the food and nutrition problems plaguing too many young people, working professionals, and older adults.

Food Dignity® expert, Clancy Harrison, knows that solving our global and national food insecurity crisis demands partnership and leadership from all institutions and sectors. But in order to do this, diverse stakeholders need to be able to come together, listen to one another, and play together nicely. Clancy shows audience members how to collaborate with their own professional and personal bubbles in order to create effective collaborations within the community.

By the end of this keynote, audiences will:

  • Develop ultra-practical solutions to build relationships and partnerships that meaningfully move the needle to improve food access.
  • Discover the top 7 questions to answer before embarking on a collaboration or partnership.
  • Explore successful examples of how effective collaborations have improved health outcomes for a variety of communities.

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Hear from Speaking Attendees

"Clancy’s expertise in food dignity and her ability to educate and motivate our employees around community outreach were exceptional. Several people in our organization started volunteering at their local food bank after Clancy’s talk. I strongly recommend her if you are looking for an expert in the food dignity and community service space."

Patrick J. Cosgrove

Vizient Inc.

“Clancy’s keynote at our fundraising event was both inspirational and motivational. She geared her talk to the mission of our food pantry, adding personal stories to bring home the realities of food insecurity. Her passion helped spur our audience into action, resulting in larger donations than anticipated.”

Jo Ann Arnowitz

Goodman Jewish Family Services

 “Clancy Harrison is professional, organized, congenial, and astute! She responds promptly, cares about the quality of a project, and completes her work with enthusiasm. Clancy is a top-notch transformational and motivational speaker who delivers sound information that keeps an interprofessional audience engaged.  Clancy takes a serious topic, like hunger, and inspires others to be the solution for a real-world issue.”

Maria Morales

Relias

“Clancy Harrison was a phenomenal speaker at the Michigan School Nutrition Association Conference. She met participants where they were in their journey by personalizing situations and allowing people to look deeper into themselves to identify their biases. Her eye-opening stories allowed participants to objectively reflect on their actions and thoughts and begin the journey toward equitable food access and food dignity for all we serve.”

Mindy Grant, RD

No Kid Hungry Michigan

Clancy Harrison Bio

Clancy Harrison is an internationally-renowned keynote speaker, food equity advocate, founder of the Food Dignity® Movement, TV /media contributor, host of The Food Dignity® Podcast, and registered dietitian. Clancy's wise, heartfelt, and well-researched keynotes challenge the judgments that stand in the way of improving everyone's access to nourishing food. Her message gives rise to refreshingly simple strategies for how audiences can put her ideas for food equity
(or what she calls Food Dignity®) into action to create real and lasting change.

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Upcoming Speaking
Engagements

  • Love Your Food Pantry
  • National Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics' Retail Dietitians Webinar
  • North Dakota Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
  • New Mexico Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Mississippi Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Louisiana Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
  • California Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Nebraska Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Illinois Academy of Family Physicians
  • Minnesota Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Today’s Dietitian Symposium
  • Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE)
  • Maryland Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Women, Infants and Children Program
  • Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) Annual Conference
  • Pennsylvania Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Move for Hunger Summit

Selected Past
Engagements

  • World Youth Forum
  • American Academy of Diabetes Educators
  • National Dairy Council
  • National WIC Association: Nutrition Education & Breastfeeding Promotion
  • Amazing Dairy Symposium
  • Dinner with Kids
  • Africa Summit
  • Virginia Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
  • California Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Iowa Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Dairy West Breakfast Summit
  • Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE)
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  • Maryland School Nurses
  • Michigan Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Nebraska Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
  • New Jersey Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Northwest Pennsylvania Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Veizient Corporation
  • Maine Women, Infants and Children Program
  • Oklahoma Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Texas Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Pittsburgh Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Wyoming Seminary School Workshop
  • Ohio Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Wisconsin Women, Infants and Children Program

Recent Podcast Interviews

Episode 159: SNAP and WIC: Food and hunger program that poeple need to support

Episode 159: SNAP and WIC: Food and hunger program that poeple need to support

March 26, 2024

Dive into the intricate world of government relations with Scott Carter, President and Chief Strategy...

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Episode 158: Learning to Detach

Episode 158: Learning to Detach

March 12, 2024

In this 6-minute Candid Clancy episode, you’ll learn the art of detaching from resentment and...

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Episode 157: Author Katherine Miller Wants Chefs at the Table!

Episode 157: Author Katherine Miller Wants Chefs at the Table!

March 4, 2024

Katherine Miller is an author, activist, and mover-and-shaker in the restaurant world. She trains chefs...

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Episode 156: What is The Food Dignity Movement?

Episode 156: What is The Food Dignity Movement?

October 30, 2023

In 8 minutes, Clancy describes what the Food Dignity Movement is all about!...

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Episode 155: Multisourcing Food

Episode 155: Multisourcing Food

October 17, 2023

In this 7-minute “Candid Clancy” episode, Clancy talks straight about people getting food from various...

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Episode 154: 3 Major Issues with the Charitable Food System

Episode 154: 3 Major Issues with the Charitable Food System

October 4, 2023

In this 8-minute “Candid Clancy” episode, Clancy asks everyone to speak out about the problems...

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To book me as your next keynote speaker, podcast guest, or brand ambassador, or to learn how your organization can help improve food access, let’s chat.