Episode 65: Lessons Learned While Fighting Hunger
About the Podcast
Clancy shares her thoughts on challenges and change in this “Candid Clancy” episode. She describes the magic of reflection and building bridges.
About Clancy Harrison
As a registered dietitian, TEDx speaker, international speaker, and author, Clancy Harrison challenges the way food insecurity is approached in the US. Her mission to demolish the stigma around healthy food access places her on the cutting edge of advocacy.
Clancy is the founder of the Food Dignity® Project, a strategic program for leaders who want to shift how they approach nutrition outreach by making healthy food access a priority. She transforms the lives of thousands of people through her work with corporations, non-profit organizations, and universities.
Currently, Clancy is an advisory board member for the Pennsylvania American Academy of Pediatrics Food Insecurity EPIC program, Ambassador of the National Dairy Council, and the President of the Al Beech West Side Food Pantry. Since the onset of COVID-19 Clancy has distributed nearly 1 million meals in her community to improve access to healthy food through effective collaborations.
Discussion Takeaways
- During challenging times, Clancy often takes a moment to reflect to find the lessons she can learn.
- Change is hard, especially the policy and systems changes that the Food Dignity Movement is striving to accomplish with companies and organizations across the country.
- Issues can be minimized when viewing problems through your own lens. Try to always look at problems through the other person’s or your client’s perspective.
#1 tip to improve access to healthy food
Whether it’s in your personal life or while partnering with other agencies, companies or non-profits should strive to build bridges according to others’ needs and by finding common ground.
Each week on the Food Dignity® Podcast, the Food Dignity® Movement's Clancy Harrison hosts a wide variety of hunger experts and other people making changes on the frontlines. Join us as we dive deep into conversations that will change the way you think about food insecurity.
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