FORUM: WE ARE HUNGRY FOR SOLUTIONS
Over 200 people gathered to raise awareness, understand and seek solutions to this poverty and food insecurity crisis in the Island. We joined forces to support innovative solutions to the root problem of food insecurity in Puerto Rico. Together, we can ensure that no one in Puerto Rico goes without food.
The Root of Hunger: Poverty
A critical look at poverty and food insecurity in Puerto Rico
Estela M. Reyes Rodríguez
Advocacy Manager, Puerto Rico Youth Development Institute
Mari Jo Laborde
Executive Director, Banco de Alimentos de Puerto Rico
José Caraballo Cueto
Associate Professor of Business Administration, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
Ángela Díaz
Executive Director, Nutriendo Puerto Rico
NAP to SNAP:
How SNAP changes the poverty landscape in Puerto Rico
Kelly Quintero
Director of Public Policy, Feeding America
Ángel Santiago
Executive Director, Grupo Navis
José Soto
ACOMER Puerto Rico Founder and Regional Leader, Bread for the World
Alberto Fradera
Administrator, Family Socioeconomic Development Administration
Food resilience to disasters and climate change:
How do we prepare and/or create resilience in the food chain
Nino Correa
Commissioner, Emergency Management and Disaster Administration (NMEAD)
Alberto Maldonado
President, Colegio de Agrónomos de Puerto Rico
Lee Vanessa Feliciano
Regional Executive for Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands, American Red Cross, Puerto Rico Chapter
Innovative Solutions to the Problem of Food Insecurity
Oscar Meléndez
Principal Development Officer, Trito Agro-Industrial Services (TAIS)
Salvador Coleman-Tió
Agroecology Coordinator, Para la Naturaleza
Iris Núñez
Coordinator of Social Action and Volunteering, Centro Sofía, Universidad del Sagrado Corazón
Thanks to the panelists, guests and all the media who were present.