http://joelberg.net a nationally recognized leader in the fields of hunger, food security and national and community service. He is the author a book, 'All You Can Eat: How Hungry is America?,' to be published by Seven Stories Press this November. Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:30:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en An excerpt from Joel's new paper for the Center for American Progress, "Feeding Opportunity: Ending Child Hunger Furthers the Goal of Cutting U.S. Poverty in Half over the Next Decade": "This paper will discuss child hunger in America, how it functions as both a cause and effect of poverty, and the ... http://joelberg.net/2010/06/ending-child-hunger-as-a-step-to-ending-us-poverty/ Joel's paper for the Center for American Progress, "Cutting Fat with Coordination," makes several recommendations for coordinating the complex maze of government programs and activities that could help reduce childhood obesity in the U.S. An excerpt from the paper: "First Lady Michelle Obama recently unveiled the nationwide Let’s Move campaign that aims ... http://joelberg.net/2010/06/joels-cap-paper-on-childhood-obesity/ An excerpt from Joel's paper for the Center for American Progress, "Doing What Works to End US Hunger: Federal Programs Are Effective, But Can Work Even Better": "In this era of both soaring budget deficits and escalating poverty, there is a great need for the federal government to ensure it is ... http://joelberg.net/2010/06/doing-what-works-to-end-us-hunger/ An excerpt from Joel's paper for the Center for American Progress, "Can We End Child Hunger by 2015?": "President Barack Obama made a courageous but realistic pledge in the early days of his presidency to end child hunger in the United States by 2015 as a first step toward ... http://joelberg.net/2010/06/joels-cap-paper-on-ending-child-hunger-by-2015/ Joel was recently named a Visiting Fellow at Washington, DC's prestigious Center for American Progress, a nonpartisan research and educational institute dedicated to promoting a strong, just and free America that ensures opportunity for all. Founded in 2003, CAP works to find progressive and pragmatic solutions to significant domestic and international ... http://joelberg.net/2010/06/joel-berg-named-visiting-fellow-at-the-center-for-american-progress/ Joel recently spoke at a variety of events in Burlington, Vermont, including giving the keynote address at the Vermont Foodbank's Annual Hunger Conference. You can watch Joel speak to graduating Community Kitchen students at the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf here.  Students from this culinary job training program prepare food for local ... http://joelberg.net/2010/04/joel-in-vermont-in-april/ This panel discussion was timed to coincide with Joel's new CAP paper, "Doing What Works to End U.S. Hunger." See the video here to watch Poverty Solutions that Work. http://joelberg.net/2010/04/catch-joel-on-this-center-for-american-progress-video/ http://joelberg.net/2010/03/upcoming-event-in-nyc-with-joel/ From the DLC website, here is their February 24, 2010 press release: DLC | Press Release | February 24, 2010 UPDATE: Obama Administration Embraces DLC Idea of Targeted Anti-Hunger Grants to States Key Strategy in Plan to End U.S. Child Hunger by 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON - The Obama administration's just-announced strategy to meet ... http://joelberg.net/2010/03/democratic-leadership-council-credits-joel-for-new-obama-hunger-initiative/ Published by the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI). From The Progressive Fix, PPI's blog: Tens of millions of Americans need more nutritious, more affordable food. Tens of millions need better jobs. Just as the Obama administration and Congress have supported a “green jobs” initiative to simultaneously fight unemployment and ... http://joelberg.net/2010/03/read-joels-new-paper-good-food-good-jobs-turning-food-deserts-into-jobs-oases/