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Feb 22, 2021 37 min

Small Steps in the Right Direction

from Food First Hosted by Phil Knight

The smallest steps in the right direction sometimes end up being the biggest and most important steps of your life. Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America, leads the nation’s largest nonprofit dedicated to creating food security. Tune in for @Food First Michigan on @WJR Radio to hear from Claire, Dr. Phil Knight and Gerry Brisson, president and CEO of @Gleaners Community Food Bank, on Sunday at 12:00 AM or 9:00 PM. Claire is a leader among leaders. She exudes kindness and humbleness through the microphone. A Louisiana native, Claire has respected the act of serving others from a young age. Her parents partnered with Second Harvest Food Bank to help create a food secure community by distributing food out of their home. Claire knows that she was put in places for a REASON; if she listens and opens her mind and heart to service, she will find a path to value. The value is in the work of creating a food secure nation. Hunger is NOT a partisan or bipartisan issue, it is nonpartisan. Creating food security is something we can ALL agree on! Governor Gretchen Whitmer has committed to making Michigan a food secure state and addressing inequities by creating the Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities, the Michigan Poverty Task Force, and the Food Security Council – chaired by Dr. Phil Knight. We are writing a new playbook and we WILL solve food insecurity – join us by keeping #FOODFIRST.

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