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    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:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Project Advisors

     

    The project brought together a Coordinating Council to inform public radio productions and develop story-based community activities.  Council members include:

     

    Davida Douglas, Alchemist CDC

    Dawn Dunlap, Sacramento Natural Food Coop

    Cynthia Foltz, Health Education Council

    Zoey Goore, MD, American Academy of Pediatrics

    Kevin Jenkins, St. Marks Church

    Erik Kintzel, Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services

    Robyn Krock, Sacramento Region Food Systems Collaborative

    Alan Lange, Community Link 

    Mary Meagher, California Emergency Foodlink 

    Todd McPherson, Sacramento Chinese Community Service Center

    Randy Stannard, Grow Sacramento

    Amber Stott, Food Literacy Center

    Eileen Thomas, River City Food Bank

    Oscar Velasco, Health Education Council

     

     

    Special Thanks To

     

    The brave, generous community members who shared their stories of hardship on this site.

     

    Participating food banks and clinics:

    Elk Grove Food Bank 

    Community Cares Health 

    River City Food Bank

    Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services 

     

    Food bank and clinic liaisons: Margie Erwin, Marie Jachino, Lauren Razzano, Kelly Siefkin, Renee West

     

    The schools, government agencies, and community-based organizations who participated in stakeholder convenings to share their ground level knowledge about hunger in Sacramento.

     

    The Coordinating Council members who gave so much of their time to help create this community engagement effort.

     

     

    Credits

     

    Producer/Director             jesikah maria ross

    Associate Producer           Kate Gonzales

    Photography                      Andrew Nixon

    Audio Editing                     Paul Conley and jesikah maria ross

    Audio Engineering            Paul Conley

    Storybooth Recordists     Lester Robancho, Joanne Serrieh, and

                                                 Vince Schwede

    Technology Consultant    Marnette Federis

    Design Consultant            Brianne Leymaster, BELdesign

     

     

     

    Hidden Hunger: Storybooth is part of Capital Public Radio’s

    multimedia documentary series, The View From Here.

     

     

     

    Contact

     

    Question or comments?  Contact jesikah maria ross.