The New Neighborhood
Welcome to the New Neighborhood, a limited series podcast that explores some of the dramatic changes taking place across the country as people work to reinforce a sense of community, support young children and families, and work to build equity within communities. Each episode features emerging innovations that will create a society where all children and their families can thrive.
The New Neighborhood
Food Security in Yakima Valley
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Center for the Study of Social Policy
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Season 2
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Episode 3
Yakima Valley Partners for Education, a collective impact initiative in Washington State, provides drive-through food distribution for the Yakama Nation Reservation and other residents of the Yakima Valley. We talked about this program with Lucy Smartlowit of Peacekeeper Society and Suzy Diaz of Heritage University about how and why they target food insecurity in order to improve outcomes for children.
SHOW NOTES:
- Peacekeeper Society: https://www.peacekeepersociety.com/
- More about Yakima Valley Partners in Education: https://heritage.edu/building-the-foundation-to-thrive/
- Learn about the history of indigenous people and languages in your area of North America: https://native-land.ca/