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- Center Director Presents at Food, Housing, and Racial Justice Symposium
  
  Apr 21, 2023
  
  Center director Mariana Chilton, PhD, joined a panel of experts to discuss the human right to food at a symposium focused on addressing hunger in communities of color hosted by the University of Miami Law School.
  
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- Center Releases Paid Family Leave Policy Brief
  
  Mar 31, 2023
  
  The Center for Hunger-Free Communities partnered with professional staff from the Dornsife Staff Coordinating Committee to explore the impact of paid family leave on families, businesses, and communities by releasing a new policy brief, which argues that paid family leave is essential for promoting health equity and supporting family well-being.
  
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- Network Members Attend Gender Wealth Summit
  
  Sep 22, 2022
  
  Network members attended Women's Way's inaugural Gender Wealth Summit, which brought together participants for a day of learning, sharing, and imagining new possibilities to influence and reduce the gender wealth gap.
  
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- Network Hiring for Multiple Roles
  
  Sep 06, 2022
  
  The Building Wealth and Health Network has expanded its programming and reach over the past year and is currently recruiting for three different roles. Find out more about each and apply now.
  
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- Center Releases Two Briefs Highlighting Hunger Policy Solutions
  
  Jul 25, 2022
  
  The Center for Hunger-Free Communities released two new policy briefs focusing on policy solutions to address food insecurity that were submitted to the White House to inform a forthcoming national hunger strategy.
  
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- Center Statement on Supreme Court Overturning of Roe v. Wade
  
  Jun 29, 2022
  
  The Center for Hunger-Free Communities adamantly supports the bodily and reproductive autonomy of all members of our community. We believe it is a fundamental freedom. Without unconditional sovereignty over one’s own body, a person cannot truly own anything or have the ability to maintain good health and build wealth - two vital components of a fulfilling life.
  
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- Network Members Lobby in Harrisburg to Meet the Need of TANF Participants
  
  May 27, 2022
  
  Members of the Center’s Building Wealth and Health Network participated in a statewide collaborative effort to Meet the Need of Pennsylvanians receiving cash assistance from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program on Monday, May 23. They joined representatives from Philadelphia, Harrisburg, and Pittsburgh at the State Capitol to urge lawmakers to provide much needed support to families by signing on to Pennsylvania House Bill 2012 and Senate Bill 1014.
  
  South Central Pennsylvania Network members Janet and Renorda G. provided their expertise on the importance of TANF and how an increase to the cash grant can make a difference in the lives of families throughout the commonwealth.
  
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- Center Hiring Network Operations Coordinator
  
  Apr 26, 2022
  The Center for Hunger-Free Communities is hiring a full-time professional staff member to provide administrative support to the Building Wealth and Health Network.
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- Center Staff Speaks Out on College Student Food Insecurity
  
  Dec 17, 2021
  
  Expert panelists, including Center staff member Natalie Shaak, came together online to share specific policy and system changes necessary to address the root causes of college student food insecurity. The program dug deep into the relevance, causes, impact, and solutions for food insecurity on college campuses like Drexel.
  
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- The Harm of Structural Racism and Surveillance Culture in Public Assistance
  
  Dec 15, 2021
  
  Center staff highlighted important research outcomes from the Building Wealth and Health Network in a new blog post published by the Public Health Post.
  
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