Episode 30: Rena’s Table

Candid Clancy Episode

About the Podcast

TEDx speaker and founder of the Food Dignity Project Clancy Cash Harrison publicly apologizes to one of the volunteers at the Al Beech/West Side Food Pantry. See why her apology was necessary!

About Clancy Harrison

As a registered dietitian, TEDx speaker, international speaker, and author, Clancy Harrison challenges the way food insecurity is approached in the US. Her mission to demolish the stigma around healthy food access places her on the cutting edge of advocacy.

Clancy is the founder of the Food Dignity® Project, a strategic program for leaders who want to shift how they approach nutrition outreach by making healthy food access a priority. She transforms the lives of thousands of people through her work with corporations, non-profit organizations, and universities.

Currently, Clancy is an advisory board member for the Pennsylvania American Academy of Pediatrics Food Insecurity EPIC program, Ambassador of the National Dairy Council, and the President of the Al Beech West Side Food Pantry. Since the onset of COVID-19 Clancy has distributed nearly 1 million meals in her community to improve access to healthy food through effective collaborations.

Discussion Takeaways

  • Rena created an inviting atmosphere for diversity at the Al Beech/West Side Food Pantry.
  • Clancy scrutinizes her own racial biases as they relate to hunger and food insecurity.

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Each week on the Food Dignity® Podcast, the Food Dignity® Movement’s Clancy Harrison hosts a wide variety of hunger experts and other people making changes on the frontlines. Join us as we dive deep into conversations that will change the way you think about food insecurity.

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