Hungry for Change: A Summit about American and Israeli Strategies for Food Security, Recovery and Justice

In recognition of Israel’s 70th anniversary, the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and Hazon Philadelphia have partnered to bring this important food summit to our region.

DAY ONE

Hazon Philadelphia and Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia are proud to present Hungry for Change. Hear from food security pioneers working to ensure all residents in Greater Philadelphia and Israel have access to nutritious food. Tour some of Philadelphia’s leading food access organizations, including The Common Market, The Deaver Wellness Farm at Lankenau Medical Center, KleinLife Edible Campus and the Mitzvah Food Project. In small workshops, learn about innovative strategies for food rescue, recovery and justice and for integrating sustainable practices into your daily life. Visit our marketplace filled with a variety of local vendors offering sustainable goods and services.

Keynote speakers include:

• Joel Berg, CEO of Hunger Free America
• Gidi Kroch, CEO of Leket Israel
• Yuvi Tashome-Katz, Co-founder of “Friends by Nature”
• Eran Weintrob, Executive Director of Latet – Israeli Humanitarian Aid

For more information on Day 1 of the Hungry for Change Conference, click here.

DAY TWO

Please join us for in-depth presentations from three of our keynote speakers, who are change-makers in the food space in Israel.

Keynote Speakers:

• Gidi Kroch, CEO of Leket Israel
• Yuvi Tashome-Katz, Co-founder of “Friends by Nature”
• Eran Weintrob, Executive Director of Latet – Israeli Humanitarian Aid

Topics will include:

• Culturally Competent Urban Farming to Engage Isolated Refugees and Immigrants
• Latet Living Lab
  • ​​​​​​​From Serving to Solving
  • Most effective model to reduce food insecurity
  • The Role of Data Collection, Research and Evaluation and Sharing Know How
• Latet – Top Down or Bottom Up Solution
  • ​​​​​​​The National Initiative for Food Security
  • City Without Hunger
• Leket – Focus on Nutrition
• Leket – Scalability of Food Rescue in Israel