A World Without Hunger Is Possible
Baylor University's Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty takes a collective impact approach to pioneer research, test and evaluate innovative models for ending hunger, and collaborate with leaders to scale those ideas for maximum impact.
The Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty employs strategies to end hunger that take into account proximity, the dignity of all people, and the need to test new solutions for old challenges.
Housed within a prominent R1 research institution, The Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty believes research and practice are cyclical, with research identifying gaps and opportunities where practice should aim its efforts, and with practice identifying where more research is needed.
There is no single sector of society that can solve a social challenge on its own. The Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty is a bridge builder that connects various stakeholders with a common goal of cultivating scalable solutions to end hunger.
Change Champions: The Meals-to-You Story
The Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty envisions a world without hunger, and through cross-sectoral partnerships this vision can become a reality.
Jeremy Everett, executive director, explains how a partnership with the USDA helped establish the Meals-to-You initiative. What was originally a one-year demonstration project that developed into a five-year pilot program, Meals-to-You helped improve food accessibility in the most rural communities in the country.
LIVE: New Data Dashboard for Texas School Districts!
The Baylor Collaborative believes the ability to access and understand school meal data is a key contributing factor to implementing successful hunger interventions. We are proud to announce the launch of our newest dashboard - the School Meals Dashboard for Texas School Districts!
Our Hunger Data Lab team has worked tirelessly over the past several months to bring to you these online, interactive hunger data tools made especially with you in mind.
School Meals Dashboard - School Districts School Meals Dashboard - Texas CountiesIn the News
More NewsCongress passed a sweeping budget reconciliation package – hailed by some as the “Big, Beautiful Bill” – that includes billions of dollars in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty issues the following statement from Executive Director Dr. Jeremy Everett on these cuts.
Texas has long struggled with one of the highest childhood food insecurity rates in the nation. This summer, the state had a chance to help—through a bipartisan-supported program that would have provided modest summer grocery benefits to eligible families at a minimal cost to the state budget.
As we observe National Hunger Awareness Month, we had the privilege of sitting down with Mary Herbert, a longtime advocate for food security and recently retired staff member of the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty. From her early dreams of becoming a teacher to her years of dedicated service in West Texas, Mary shares how her life experiences, faith, and community have shaped her passion to serve others—especially those facing hunger.
Last week, the U.S. House passed legislation to cut $290 billion from SNAP and further limit Medicaid access. This policy decision revealed how far removed many lawmakers are from the day-to-day realities of hunger in Texas.
One such reality can be found in the story of Lupe and Luis, and how decisions to pay rent, buy food, or seek medical care cost Lupe her life.
In Texas, one of the wealthiest states in the nation, food insecurity isn't just a by-product of poverty; it's the direct result of policy. Lupe and Luis should be enjoying their grandchildren today.