Hunger Site Visit: Washington, D.C.

Site Visit Stops

June 23, 2021

Member participants: Chairman Jim McGovern (MA-02)

• Capital Area Food Bank  Statement 
  • Report   
• Capital Area Food Bank Client Leadership Council Participant Testimony 
  • Kimberly Harris 
  • Dzigbordi Egbenya 
  • Oddessa Davis 
  • Melody Lawson

June 28, 2021

Member participants: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), Chairman Jim McGovern (MA-02)

• Tour of Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture  Report 
• Visit and tour of the Farm at Kelly Miller Middle School + Conversation with DC Central Kitchen  Statement & Dreaming Out Loud  Statement 
• Visit to A-1 Grocery in Southeast Washington, DC to observe “Healthy Corners” initiative in action
• Discussion and tour at Giant Grocery to learn about food prescriptions and access to healthful food options with DC Greens
  • DC Greens  Statement