2017 Afternoon Breakout Sessions
The Afternoon Breakout Sessions provide an opportunity for attendees of the Iowa Hunger Summit to engage in in-depth conversation with a variety national and state based organizations that host the sessions and offers practical tools for attendees to further involve themselves in combatting food insecurity in Iowa and around the world.
Breakouts are 45 minutes in length and will take place in the afternoon following the Hunger Summit Luncheon.
1:30 p.m. |
Breakout Sessions, Round One
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| Fighting Hunger While Reducing Wasted Food | Cedar Rapids | |
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Organized by ReFED, Eat Greater DSM, and the Food Rescue Partnership |
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| Hunger Relief Partnerships in Rural and Urban Iowa | Council Bluffs | |
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Organized by the Iowa Food Bank Association and United Way of Story County |
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| Food Insecurity and Child Nutrition | Davenport | |
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Organized by the Farm to ECE Statewide Coalition and Midwest Dairy Council |
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| Donation Gardens & Increasing Access to Produce | Dubuque | |
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Organized by Iowa State Extension and Outreach Master Gardener Program, Iowa Gardening for Good, and United Way of Muscatine |
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| The Outreach Program & The Alliance to End Hunger: | Waterloo Partnering to Empower Advocacy |
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Organized by The Outreach Program and The Alliance to End Hunger |
2:15 p.m. |
Networking |
2:30 p.m. |
Breakout Sessions, Round Two
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| A Partnership for a Healthier America | Cedar Rapids | |
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Organized by Partnership for a Healthier America and DMARC |
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| Iowa Hunger Coalition: A New Advocacy Approach | Council Bluffs | |
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Organized by Iowa Hunger Coalition |
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| Food Security: The Foundation for Healthy Aging | Davenport | |
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Organized by the Iowa Department of Public Health, Iowa Department on Aging, and Iowa State Extension - Human Sciences |
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| Growing Healthy Kids Through School Partnerships | Dubuque | |
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Organized by FoodCorps Iowa and Des Moines Public Schools |
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| Global Greens and Refugee Farming | Waterloo | |
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Organized by Global Greens, Lutheran Services in Iowa |