Hunger in Hamden

Quinnipiac University
  • 4.6 (5)
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Hunger in Hamden is an ongoing podcast series produced by Ben Bogardus, assistant professor of journalism at Quinnipiac University. The first season consists of three episodes, and focuses on food insecurity in Hamden and the efforts by community organizations and individuals to connect families-in-need to resources. 

Episodes

  1. 02/20/2021

    Quinnipiac Medical School Volunteers Help Fight Hunger During the Pandemic

    In this episode, we’re going to hear how future doctors and staff members at Quinnipiac University's Frank H. Netter, M.D. School of Medicine are learning about the real-life health impacts of hunger and food insecurity, and how they’re helping people in the middle of the pandemic. Hunger in Hamden is a production of the Quinnipiac University Podcast Studio, hosted, reported and produced by Ben Bogardus, a Quinnipiac journalism professor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    18 min

  2. 02/20/2021

    The Community Garden at the M.L. Keefe Center

    In this episode, we’re going gardening, at the new Community Garden at the M.L. Keefe Community Center in Hamden. It's in an area of town where fresh, healthy food isn't always easy to come by. But dozens of types of healthy fruits and vegetables are growing here, tended to by community volunteers dedicated to fighting hunger and food insecurity. Hunger in Hamden is a production of the Quinnipiac University Podcast Studio, hosted, reported and produced by Ben Bogardus, a Quinnipiac journalism professor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    18 min

  3. 02/20/2021

    Food Pantries Step Up to Help During the Pandemic

    During the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, Connecticut residents who never thought they would be hungry or food insecure started going to food pantries after they lost their jobs, fell ill, or simply worried it could happen to them at any moment. In this episode, we visit three organizations in the Hamden/New Haven area that stepped up to the challenge of helping their neighbors, as the need started to grow. Hunger in Hamden is a production of the Quinnipiac University Podcast Studio, hosted, reported and produced by Ben Bogardus, a Quinnipiac journalism professor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    22 min
  4. Three Ways Quinnipiac University Is Helping

    10/15/2019

    Three Ways Quinnipiac University Is Helping

    We explore three innovative projects sponsored by Quinnipiac University faculty and staff. First, we go to the Hamden Public Library where journalism professor Amy Walker and her students have created a “story booth” to listen to community members’ thoughts about hunger. Then, we hear from sociology professor Sue Hudd, who takes fresh produce, and her students, to a food pantry each week. Finally, we hear from QU’s director of community service, Vincent Contrucci, about why he asks students to “be kind,” and leave their food behind every May. We also hear from students who took part in these projects, and the Keefe Center’s Adam Sendroff and Y’Isiah Lopes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    23 min
  5. The Keefe Center and Dinner for a Dollar

    10/08/2019

    The Keefe Center and Dinner for a Dollar

    Visit the Keefe Center’s innovative food pantry, which allows clients to “shop” for food like they would in a grocery store, and stop by “Dinner for a Dollar” – a weekly community meal at Grace and St. Peter’s Church. We hear from Hamden officials Adam Sendroff and Y’Isiah Lopes, Keefe Center clients, Quinnipiac professor and executive director of the Albert Schweitzer institute Sean Duffy, Grace and St. Peter’s Bob Bergner and Allison Batson, along with several volunteers and dinner guests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    26 min
  6. What Is Hunger?

    10/01/2019

    What Is Hunger?

    In this episode, we learn about the issue of hunger and food insecurity from experts, including former United Way worker and Quinnipiac graduate Daquan Stuckey, Quinnipiac professor and executive director of the Albert Schweitzer institute Sean Duffy, and United Way employee and Hamden Food Security Task Force member Jason Martinez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    34 min
  • 6 Episodes

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About

Hunger in Hamden is an ongoing podcast series produced by Ben Bogardus, assistant professor of journalism at Quinnipiac University. The first season consists of three episodes, and focuses on food insecurity in Hamden and the efforts by community organizations and individuals to connect families-in-need to resources. 

Information

  • Creator
    Quinnipiac University
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean