Writing Intern

Tanisha Furtado

Tanisha is a high school student from Virginia, who is deeply passionate about hunger relief, and reducing food waste. She has collaborated with food banks in her community on this issue, and one day hopes to pass state-wide legislation. She plans on double majoring in Journalism and Public Policy.

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The Intersection Between Food Waste & Insecurity

Capstone Project

Throughout the hearts of Texas, Louisiana, and Arizona, the hunger crisis has rampaged cities, and clung on to the lifelines that hold up the societal framework of small towns. Paralleling the devastations of the over 18 million households living in hunger, almost a half of the food supply in the United States goes to waste annually. This brief will touch on the intersection at which hunger and food waste meet, and how reducing waste can have positive implications for families experiencing hunger, nationwide.

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