A new article in The Conversation highlights policies Leah’s Pantry has long championed, such as trauma-informed services and client choice. We are thrilled to see them gaining mainstream promotion, and that the article’s authors linked to us for trauma-informed services: “The pandemic has accelerated the emergence of a number of innovations in food banks and […]
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Understand the Difference Between Hunger and Food Insecurity
A post published by The Counter does a wonderful job of explaining the difference between these two common concepts—hunger and food insecurity—as well as how the pandemic impacts them. This is a great read for those looking to increase their understanding of these important issues. Read the post at The Counter.
That’s a wrap! 🙌 🎉
We just finished up our first trauma-informed learning collaborative and couldn’t be happier with the results. Our incredible participants—passionate and curious staff from a variety of San Diego agencies—blew our socks off with how they have taken a trauma-informed approach and integrated principles and processes into specific projects rolling out in their organization. This program […]