In This Podcast: Melissa Sobelik, director of
“Ending Hunger 2.0,”
a new initiative of Great Plains Food Bank.
Focused on identifying long term solutions to hunger, the Great Plains Food Bank officially launched Ending Hunger 2.0 on Wednesday. With the unveiling of the innovative initiative, the Great Plains Food Bank’s work of food recovery and distribution will continue, while Ending Hunger 2.0 will simultaneously work to decrease the need.
For the first time in its 35 year history, the Great Plains Food Bank will begin work to examine methods to reduce food insecurity with the long-term goal of solving hunger in the region.
Ending Hunger 2.0 is a fresh approach to ending hunger focused on addressing its root causes through new solutions. Specifically, the program will work to bring sustainable, long term answers to hunger through advocacy, research and community based solutions. The initiative will operate in addition to the work already being done by the Great Plains Food Bank that provides food assistance to more than 97,000 individuals each year.
(Jack Sunday & Amy Iler are talk-show hosts at 790 AM KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. “It Takes 2 with Jack & Amy” can be heard weekdays 11am-2pm. Follow Amy on Twitter @AmyKFGO. Follow Jack on Twitter @nodakjack.)
