Meet The Faces of Hunger

Here in Sacramento County, an estimated 245,000 residents go hungry at some point each month. Who are these people? How did they find themselves in such a situation? What are we doing to address this staggering community-wide problem?

To find out, we went to the places people grappling with food insecurity go: our region’s food banks and community clinics. Nearly fifty people shared their stories of coping with hunger. These storytellers are students in your schools and seniors in your community. They are your neighbors, your co-workers, your friends. Their experiences reveal the interrelated issues of transportation, housing, unemployment, health and stigma. They show us a hidden landscape of hunger.

Hidden Hunger: Storybooth is part of Capital Public Radio’s multimedia documentary series, The View From Here (TVFH). The series raises the voices of everyday people responding to change in their lives and the challenges of our times.  Community engagement is at the heart of the TVFH, as we work to collaboratively to discover, understand, and give voice to community needs, values, and aspirations. For more information contact jesikah maria ross.

To learn how Hidden Hunger: Storybooth sparked community conversations across Sacramento County watch Hunger in the Farm-to-Fork Capital or visit the Events page.

Community Engagement

Hidden Hunger: Storybooth aims to raise awareness about food insecurity and the interwoven issues that result in hunger here at home.  The project created content for and with the partner organizations in order to engage the wider public in exploring local issues and creative solutions. Our community partners are: