Food Dignity® COVID-19 Era: Challenge the Stigma, Change the Culture May 3, 2021 Bringing to life the dairy community’s shared vision of a healthy, happy, sustainable world, with science as our foundation environmental stewardship goals for air, land The New York Times Magazine September 6, 2020. Photos: Brenda Ann Kenneally Today’s Speakers Clancy Harrison, MS, RDN, FAND Theresa McCormick Lisa McCann, RDN Founder Director of Programs & Healthcare Wellness Manager Food Dignity Project Partnerships Midwest Dairy
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[email protected] @LisaMcCannRD @Schneitr The Dairy Community’s Commitment to Fighting Hunger Addressing food and nutrition security with dynamic partnerships Local Efforts with Food Banks & Schools Across the United States COVID-19 has impacted every facet of the food system Closure of schools across the Restaurant service was Loss of jobs has challenged U.S. reduced channel that ~30 limited, so Americans are millions of additional Americans million food-insecure children eating a lot more at home with food insecurity – putting rely on for nutritious meals pressure on food banks to serve every day many more clients/families Work with Minnesota Food Banks to Nourish Communities $500,000 Food Bank donation across Midwest Dairy • 5 Minnesota food banks • 777,433 pounds of dairy products to food banks in MN Undeniably Dairy Funding • 27 Refrigeration coolers to MN Food Pantries • Reach of 56,000 People 10 Emergency Relief for Minnesota