Elevating Voices, Ending Hunger Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/elevating-voices-ending-hunger Welcome to Elevating Voices, Ending Hunger – a conversational series featuring change makers and everyday leaders disrupting the status quo to end systems of inequity that drive food insecurity in the United States. Host Ami McReynolds, Chief Equity and Programs Officer with Feeding America, talks with community leaders, supporters and people facing hunger who each bring unique contributions to a collective effort to end hunger. © 2025 Feeding America 2fe2cdee-71e7-5bf7-a10e-ed3241a58564 no en Fri, 18 Apr 2025 15:11:33 +0000 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 01:57:05 +0000 https://www.feedingamerica.org/ https://img.transistor.fm/rGaBbYmuk5jr9_AL7EDGuUNMw_b--UbRzD0oyJXRL2E/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQxNDU5LzE2ODM2/NTUxMjYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg Elevating Voices, Ending Hunger https://www.feedingamerica.org/ episodic Feeding America Welcome to Elevating Voices, Ending Hunger – a conversational series featuring change makers and everyday leaders disrupting the status quo to end systems of inequity that drive food insecurity in the United States. Host Ami McReynolds, Chief Equity and Programs Officer with Feeding America, talks with community leaders, supporters and people facing hunger who each bring unique contributions to a collective effort to end hunger. Welcome to Elevating Voices, Ending Hunger – a conversational series featuring change makers and everyday leaders disrupting the status quo to end systems of inequity that drive food insecurity in the United States. feedingamerica,hunger Feeding America podcastadmin@rivet360.com No No Combating Food Insecurity—One Meal at a Time: A Conversation with Dion Dawson 13 13 Combating Food Insecurity—One Meal at a Time: A Conversation with Dion Dawson full 92b60d00-c088-45af-9a36-51205b7bd323 https://www.feedingamerica.org/about-us/podcast Dion Dawson knows what it’s like to go hungry. Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, he faced hunger, homelessness and poverty. Now, he leads a multi-million-dollar organization committed to providing fresh food to his community. Dion’s Chicago Dream delivers over 11,000 pounds of food per month to more than 1,300 Chicago residents each week, helping to alleviate the food insecurity that so many in his community face. Tune in to this powerful and inspiring episode where Dion and Ami discuss how the charitable food experience must be imbued with dignity, the ways that food insecurity is a social justice issue and so much more.

]]> Dion Dawson knows what it’s like to go hungry. Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, he faced hunger, homelessness and poverty. Now, he leads a multi-million-dollar organization committed to providing fresh food to his community. Dion’s Chicago Dream delivers over 11,000 pounds of food per month to more than 1,300 Chicago residents each week, helping to alleviate the food insecurity that so many in his community face. Tune in to this powerful and inspiring episode where Dion and Ami discuss how the charitable food experience must be imbued with dignity, the ways that food insecurity is a social justice issue and so much more.

]]> Mon, 19 Sep 2022 10:00:00 +0000 Feeding America Feeding America 2099 Dion Dawson knows what it’s like to go hungry. Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, he faced hunger, homelessness and poverty. Now, he leads a multi-million-dollar organization committed to providing fresh food to his community. Dion’s Chicago Dream delivers over 11,000 pounds of food per month to more than 1,300 Chicago residents each week, helping to alleviate the food insecurity that so many in his community face. Tune in to this powerful and inspiring episode where Dion and Ami discuss how the charitable food experience must be imbued with dignity, the ways that food insecurity is a social justice issue and so much more. Dion Dawson knows what it’s like to go hungry. Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, he faced hunger, homelessness and poverty. Now, he leads a multi-million-dollar organization committed to providing fresh food to his community. Dion’s Chicago Dream d food,hunger,chicago,poverty,Feeding,foodinsecurity,foodpantry No Ami McReynolds Food Insecurity and Poverty in the LGBTQ Community with Bianca Wilson of UCLA’s Williams Institute 12 12 Food Insecurity and Poverty in the LGBTQ Community with Bianca Wilson of UCLA’s Williams Institute full 69a3bc57-3ed3-42ea-a853-5d71c04c4e0b https://www.feedingamerica.org/about-us/podcast 22% of LGBTQ+ adults live in poverty, which makes this community twice as likely as others to face hunger. In this podcast, Ami speaks with Senior Scholar of Public Policy Bianca Wilson, PhD, of UCLA’s Williams Institute about the unique challenges that LGBTQ folks face around food insecurity. What contributes to LGBTQ people coming up against barriers to accessing food? Dr. Wilson and Ami explore cultural, geographic, and other issues that play a factor. 

]]> 22% of LGBTQ+ adults live in poverty, which makes this community twice as likely as others to face hunger. In this podcast, Ami speaks with Senior Scholar of Public Policy Bianca Wilson, PhD, of UCLA’s Williams Institute about the unique challenges that LGBTQ folks face around food insecurity. What contributes to LGBTQ people coming up against barriers to accessing food? Dr. Wilson and Ami explore cultural, geographic, and other issues that play a factor. 

]]> Mon, 18 Jul 2022 18:29:53 +0000 Feeding America Feeding America 2230 22% of LGBTQ+ adults live in poverty, which makes this community twice as likely as others to face hunger. In this podcast, Ami speaks with Senior Scholar of Public Policy Bianca Wilson, PhD, of UCLA’s Williams Institute about the unique challenges that LGBTQ folks face around food insecurity. What contributes to LGBTQ people coming up against barriers to accessing food? Dr. Wilson and Ami explore cultural, geographic, and other issues that play a factor. To learn more about the research referenced on today’s show, visit https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/projects/pathways-to-justice/. 22% of LGBTQ+ adults live in poverty, which makes this community twice as likely as others to face hunger. In this podcast, Ami speaks with Senior Scholar of Public Policy Bianca Wilson, PhD, of UCLA’s Williams Institute about the unique challenges that L food,hunger,community,poverty,Feeding,lgbtq,publicpolicy,foodinsecurity No Ami McReynolds Engaging Community to Start a Movement with HungerMitao 11 11 Engaging Community to Start a Movement with HungerMitao full 82de7d97-9446-4f5d-9ab9-9f41ffaf8215 https://www.feedingamerica.org/about-us/podcast Anna and Raj Asava knew what hunger looked like in their home country of India but were completely unaware of what was hidden in plain sight in their community in the U.S. In this podcast, Ami talks with the founders of HungerMitao, a volunteer-driven grassroots movement focused on raising awareness about hunger in this country, about what they are doing to raise awareness about food insecurity and how they are enrolling others in the movement to end hunger. 

]]> Anna and Raj Asava knew what hunger looked like in their home country of India but were completely unaware of what was hidden in plain sight in their community in the U.S. In this podcast, Ami talks with the founders of HungerMitao, a volunteer-driven grassroots movement focused on raising awareness about hunger in this country, about what they are doing to raise awareness about food insecurity and how they are enrolling others in the movement to end hunger. 

]]> Tue, 10 May 2022 10:00:00 +0000 Feeding America Feeding America 2471 Anna and Raj Asava knew what hunger looked like in their home country of India but were completely unaware of what was hidden in plain sight in their community in the U.S. In this podcast, Ami talks with the founders of HungerMitao, a volunteer-driven grassroots movement focused on raising awareness about hunger in this country, about what they are doing to raise awareness about food insecurity and how they are enrolling others in the movement to end hunger.  Anna and Raj Asava knew what hunger looked like in their home country of India but were completely unaware of what was hidden in plain sight in their community in the U.S. In this podcast, Ami talks with the founders of HungerMitao, a volunteer-driven gra food,hunger,charity,poverty,foodbanks,foodinsecurity No Ami McReynolds Amplifying Voices of Advocacy with Capital Area Food Bank and the Client Leadership Council 10 10 Amplifying Voices of Advocacy with Capital Area Food Bank and the Client Leadership Council full af4e126c-25a2-49ed-bbd7-15493b17410a https://www.feedingamerica.org/about-us/podcast Meet Latisha Reid, Vanessa Pierre and Adam LaRose who share their experiences with the Client Leadership Council, an initiative from the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington DC designed to enable members to serve as advocates and agents of change for themselves and their communities. Join Ami as she uncovers the power of using our voices and lived experience to advocate for strong, resilient communities. 

]]> Meet Latisha Reid, Vanessa Pierre and Adam LaRose who share their experiences with the Client Leadership Council, an initiative from the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington DC designed to enable members to serve as advocates and agents of change for themselves and their communities. Join Ami as she uncovers the power of using our voices and lived experience to advocate for strong, resilient communities. 

]]> Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:34:27 +0000 Feeding America Feeding America 2338 In this podcast, we meet Latisha Reid, Vanessa Pierre and Adam LaRose who share their experiences with the Client Leadership Council, an initiative from the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington DC designed to enable members to serve as advocates and agents of change for themselves and their communities. Join Ami as she uncovers the power of using our voices and lived experience to advocate for strong, resilient communities.  In this podcast, we meet Latisha Reid, Vanessa Pierre and Adam LaRose who share their experiences with the Client Leadership Council, an initiative from the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington DC designed to enable members to serve as advocates and agent hunger No Ami McReynolds Changing the Narrative to Nourish Communities with WANDA 9 9 Changing the Narrative to Nourish Communities with WANDA full fac53fa7-1d7b-4afc-bc79-2f802bd89e58 https://www.feedingamerica.org/about-us/podcast In this episode, we explore reclaiming our history, writing a new narrative and redreaming a healthy future where everyday superpowers are activated. Join us as Ami talks with leaders from WANDA, an organization building a movement of women and girls of African descent who educate, advocate and innovate to change the trajectory of their communities.

]]> In this episode, we explore reclaiming our history, writing a new narrative and redreaming a healthy future where everyday superpowers are activated. Join us as Ami talks with leaders from WANDA, an organization building a movement of women and girls of African descent who educate, advocate and innovate to change the trajectory of their communities.

]]> Tue, 08 Mar 2022 11:00:29 +0000 Feeding America Feeding America 2424 In this episode, we explore reclaiming our history, writing a new narrative and redreaming a healthy future where everyday superpowers are activated. Join us as Ami talks with leaders from WANDA, an organization building a movement of women and girls of African descent who educate, advocate and innovate to change the trajectory of their communities. In this episode, we explore reclaiming our history, writing a new narrative and redreaming a healthy future where everyday superpowers are activated. Join us as Ami talks with leaders from WANDA, an organization building a movement of women and girls of whm,women's history,non-profit,feeding america No Ami McReynolds Uprooting Racism and Seeding Sovereignty with Soul Fire Farm 8 8 Uprooting Racism and Seeding Sovereignty with Soul Fire Farm full d8f19e3f-00f1-4bf5-9a56-de2f5881526a https://www.feedingamerica.org/about-us/podcast Chances are you’re familiar with the term “food desert,” but what about the term “food apartheid”? In this episode, Ami talks about food, land and liberation with two leaders from Soul Fire Farm, an Afro-Indigenous-centered community farm located in Petersburg, New York.

]]> Chances are you’re familiar with the term “food desert,” but what about the term “food apartheid”? In this episode, Ami talks about food, land and liberation with two leaders from Soul Fire Farm, an Afro-Indigenous-centered community farm located in Petersburg, New York.

]]> Tue, 15 Feb 2022 10:00:00 +0000 Feeding America Feeding America 2919 Chances are you’re familiar with the term “food desert,” but what about the term “food apartheid”? In this episode, Ami talks about food, land and liberation with two leaders from Soul Fire Farm, an Afro-Indigenous-centered community farm located in Petersburg, New York. Chances are you’re familiar with the term “food desert,” but what about the term “food apartheid”? In this episode, Ami talks about food, land and liberation with two leaders from Soul Fire Farm, an Afro-Indigenous-centered community farm located in Pete hunger,Black History Month,non-profit,urban planning,Food Desert,feeding america,soul food,Afro-indigenous No Ami McReynolds Closing the Racial Hunger Divide with Sherri Green and Allison O’Toole 7 7 Closing the Racial Hunger Divide with Sherri Green and Allison O’Toole full dcda2989-8188-40ea-a001-07a2beec0871 https://www.feedingamerica.org/about-us/podcast The murder of George Floyd sparked outrage at myriad systemic inequities faced by people of color. In this episode, Ami's joined by two leaders from the community most closely impacted: Allison O’Toole, CEO of Second Harvest Heartland, and Sherri Green, family resource manager at Sabathani Community Center—located just blocks from where George Floyd was killed.

]]> The murder of George Floyd sparked outrage at myriad systemic inequities faced by people of color. In this episode, Ami's joined by two leaders from the community most closely impacted: Allison O’Toole, CEO of Second Harvest Heartland, and Sherri Green, family resource manager at Sabathani Community Center—located just blocks from where George Floyd was killed.

]]> Tue, 21 Sep 2021 11:00:00 +0000 Feeding America Feeding America 1620 The murder of George Floyd sparked outrage at myriad systemic inequities faced by people of color. In this episode, Ami's joined by two leaders from the community most closely impacted: Allison O’Toole, CEO of Second Harvest Heartland, and Sherri Green, family resource manager at Sabathani Community Center—located just blocks from where George Floyd was killed. The murder of George Floyd sparked outrage at myriad systemic inequities faced by people of color. In this episode, Ami's joined by two leaders from the community most closely impacted: Allison O’Toole, CEO of Second Harvest Heartland, and Sherri Green, f feedingamerica,hunger No Ami McReynolds Strengthening Partnerships, Creating Joy with Melanie McGuire and Ada Saenz 6 6 Strengthening Partnerships, Creating Joy with Melanie McGuire and Ada Saenz full 5b60b2de-a070-4819-8b9c-f1f6328123a3 https://www.feedingamerica.org/about-us/podcast On this episode, Ami talks to Melanie McGuire, chief program officer at the San Antonio Food Bank, and Ada Saenz, interim CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs of San Antonio, about how they worked together during the pandemic to listen and support their community through this difficult time.

]]> On this episode, Ami talks to Melanie McGuire, chief program officer at the San Antonio Food Bank, and Ada Saenz, interim CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs of San Antonio, about how they worked together during the pandemic to listen and support their community through this difficult time.

]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2021 09:00:00 +0000 Feeding America Feeding America 2293 On this episode, Ami talks to Melanie McGuire, chief program officer at the San Antonio Food Bank, and Ada Saenz, interim CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs of San Antonio, about how they worked together during the pandemic to listen and support their community through this difficult time. On this episode, Ami talks to Melanie McGuire, chief program officer at the San Antonio Food Bank, and Ada Saenz, interim CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs of San Antonio, about how they worked together during the pandemic to listen and support their commun feedingamerica,hunger No Ami McReynolds Transitioning From White Space Governance with Community Food Bank of Arizona's Rene Lopez and Michael McDonald 5 5 Transitioning From White Space Governance with Community Food Bank of Arizona's Rene Lopez and Michael McDonald full 9136e2d9-1d7a-485d-b223-17f991985354 https://www.feedingamerica.org/about-us/podcast Even with the best intentions, nonprofits have played a major role in maintaining racist systems -- and the makeup of their leadership is one big reason why.   

In this episode, we speak with Community Food Bank of Arizona CEO Michael McDonald and board member Rene Lopez about their work transitioning their organization’s traditional whitespace governance into one that represents the communities it serves.

]]> Even with the best intentions, nonprofits have played a major role in maintaining racist systems -- and the makeup of their leadership is one big reason why.   

In this episode, we speak with Community Food Bank of Arizona CEO Michael McDonald and board member Rene Lopez about their work transitioning their organization’s traditional whitespace governance into one that represents the communities it serves.

]]> Tue, 22 Jun 2021 13:29:58 +0000 Feeding America Feeding America 2142 Even with the best intentions, nonprofits have played a major role in maintaining racist systems -- and the makeup of their leadership is one big reason why.   In this episode, we speak with Community Food Bank of Arizona CEO Michael McDonald and board member Rene Lopez about their work transitioning their organization’s traditional whitespace governance into one that represents the communities it serves. Even with the best intentions, nonprofits have played a major role in maintaining racist systems -- and the makeup of their leadership is one big reason why.   In this episode, we speak with Community Food Bank of Arizona CEO Michael McDonald and board m feedingamerica,hunger No Ami McReynolds Building an Inclusive Democracy with Susannah Morgan and Liban Satu 4 4 Building an Inclusive Democracy with Susannah Morgan and Liban Satu full 318235ab-43db-4ce1-a5bb-b413ce57b753 https://www.feedingamerica.org/about-us/podcast What does democracy have to do with hunger? For this episode, we spoke with Susannah Morgan, CEO of Oregon Food Bank, and Portland community leader Liban Satu on why building an inclusive democracy is an important step to ending hunger. 

]]> What does democracy have to do with hunger? For this episode, we spoke with Susannah Morgan, CEO of Oregon Food Bank, and Portland community leader Liban Satu on why building an inclusive democracy is an important step to ending hunger. 

]]> Tue, 25 May 2021 15:34:06 +0000 Feeding America Feeding America 1941 What does democracy have to do with hunger? For this episode, we spoke with Susannah Morgan, CEO of Oregon Food Bank, and Portland community leader Liban Satu on why building an inclusive democracy is an important step to ending hunger.  What does democracy have to do with hunger? For this episode, we spoke with Susannah Morgan, CEO of Oregon Food Bank, and Portland community leader Liban Satu on why building an inclusive democracy is an important step to ending hunger.  hunger,foodbank,democracy,feedingamerica,susannahmorgan,libansatu No Ami McReynolds Power and Partnership with Nicole Robinson and Melvin Thompson 3 3 Power and Partnership with Nicole Robinson and Melvin Thompson full 3b8322ae-3620-4701-9a8c-e40859e8232e https://www.feedingamerica.org/about-us/podcast In this episode, we focus on the importance of sharing power and building equitable partnerships to end hunger. To discuss, host Ami McReynods sits down with Nicole Robinson, the chief partnership and programs officer at Greater Chicago Food Depository, and Melvin Thompson, the executive director of community development organization located in Chicago’s south side.

]]> In this episode, we focus on the importance of sharing power and building equitable partnerships to end hunger. To discuss, host Ami McReynods sits down with Nicole Robinson, the chief partnership and programs officer at Greater Chicago Food Depository, and Melvin Thompson, the executive director of community development organization located in Chicago’s south side.

]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2021 07:00:00 +0000 Feeding America Feeding America 2369 In this episode, we focus on the importance of sharing power and building equitable partnerships to end hunger. To discuss, host Ami McReynods sits down with Nicole Robinson, the chief partnership and programs officer at Greater Chicago Food Depository, and Melvin Thompson, the executive director of community development organization located in Chicago’s south side. In this episode, we focus on the importance of sharing power and building equitable partnerships to end hunger. To discuss, host Ami McReynods sits down with Nicole Robinson, the chief partnership and programs officer at Greater Chicago Food Depository, a feedingamerica,hunger No Ami McReynolds Putting Equity into Action with Claire Babineaux-Fontenot 2 2 Putting Equity into Action with Claire Babineaux-Fontenot full e78169c7-5147-4b31-9d4d-9ecfd549406c https://www.feedingamerica.org/about-us/podcast In this debut episode, host Ami McReynolds speaks with Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America. They talk about inequities in poverty and food insecurity, the role of philanthropy, and the power within local communities to create sustainable, transformative change.

]]> In this debut episode, host Ami McReynolds speaks with Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America. They talk about inequities in poverty and food insecurity, the role of philanthropy, and the power within local communities to create sustainable, transformative change.

]]> Thu, 04 Mar 2021 14:09:21 +0000 Feeding America Feeding America 2747 In this debut episode, host Ami McReynolds speaks with Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America. They talk about inequities in poverty and food insecurity, the role of philanthropy, and the power within local communities to create sustainable, transformative change. In this debut episode, host Ami McReynolds speaks with Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America. They talk about inequities in poverty and food insecurity, the role of philanthropy, and the power within local communities to create sustainable, tr feedingamerica,hunger No Ami McReynolds Trailer 1 1 Trailer full fa1da534-6a5e-4afc-acb2-b361114e2a17 https://www.feedingamerica.org/about-us/podcast In the debut episode, host Ami McReynolds will speak with Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America. They will talk about inequities in poverty and food insecurity, the role of philanthropy, and the power within local communities to create sustainable, transformative change.

]]> In the debut episode, host Ami McReynolds will speak with Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America. They will talk about inequities in poverty and food insecurity, the role of philanthropy, and the power within local communities to create sustainable, transformative change.

]]> Sat, 27 Feb 2021 22:47:00 +0000 Feeding America Feeding America 63 In the debut episode, host Ami McReynolds will speak with Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America. They will talk about inequities in poverty and food insecurity, the role of philanthropy, and the power within local communities to create sustainable, transformative change. In the debut episode, host Ami McReynolds will speak with Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America. They will talk about inequities in poverty and food insecurity, the role of philanthropy, and the power within local communities to create sustain feedingamerica,hunger No Ami McReynolds