Episode 68: Let’s All Shoulder the Responsibility for Fighting Hunger Together
About the Podcast
Food insecurity comes with trauma, anger, and a lot of other barriers for most vulnerable populations. In seven minutes, Clancy addresses her place of power as a leader in this arena and realizes her role increasing certain barriers.
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
- We need to be careful about how we talk about barriers of those in poverty face. We have to put responsibility on the leaders and systems that create these barriers.
- Clancy questions what barriers she places on others as an organizational leader of a food pantry.
- Think of the impact we could make, if we all took responsibility and did something about the major problems happening around the world.
#1 tip to improve access to healthy food
- Be willing to receive constructive feedback, to learn, and change
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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