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"Everyone in Hamden will have access to nutritious and affordable food regardless of income, race, culture, ethnicity, age, gender, or ZIP code through an informed, coordinated response to hunger in our community." Hamden Food Security Task Force Mission
Food Hardship in Hamden by the Hamden Food Security Task Force has been released. This is a comprehensive report looking back on the past five years of the food security landscape in Hamden and a vision forward to achieve the mission of Hamden Food Security Task Force.
“Renowned anthropologist Margaret Mead famously said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” As dedicated public servants, working in education, philanthropy, and political leadership, the three of us have witnessed this type of grassroots change time and again in our careers.
Over the past few years, this powerful statement has quietly been reflected in Hamden with the workings of a widely representative volunteer task force that was convened in 2017 to begin the process of finding solutions to the increase in food hardship in our community and the lack of powerful and enduring solutions. Service providers had talked for years about food hardship throughout the Greater New Haven region, and chose Hamden as the town to begin the process of finding solutions because, as a suburban community, the data and provider experience in the region showed that the problem was much greater than most people understood. A Hamden Food Task Force of committed citizens formed to seek answers.”
Read more in Food Hardship in Hamden: A Look Back and a Way Forward - Five-Year Update: 2019–2024. Click the button below.
