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OCT. 1st - "Addressing Food Insecurity and Healthy Food Access: Dallas Area Initiatives and Best Practices" will highlight local practitioners and social innovators.
Edward T. Rincón, Ph.D., Author of The Culture of Research, and Innovator of the Urban Site Location Dashboard
Owen Lynch, Ph.D., Co-Founder Restorative Farms
Ashley Douglas, Senior Director Southern Dallas Thrives, United Way
Laila Alequresh, Chief Innovation Officer, City of Dallas
Pastor Daryl R. Carter, Carver Heights Baptist Church
Alexis Baker, Food Recovery Manager, City Square
Doric Earle, Ph.D., Meadows School of the Arts, Southern Methodist University, Panel Moderator
Join us for the 10th Annual Dallas Hunger Summit of the Dallas Coalition for Hunger Solutions, chaired by U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson. The focus of the 2021 Dallas Hunger Summit is on our "Top 10 Hunger Solutions" - A Holistic Approach for creating equitable, thriving communities. Speakers from across multiple community sectors will discuss a holistic view of how to solve hunger and impact community health in an all-inclusive way. Applying an equity lens, they will discuss how to create a more food secure and just food environment for everyone. We will explore the innovative, collaborative steps underway in communities, and the policies that can assure access to healthy, nutritious food and optimal health for all.