This event is presented by the New York Fed's Community Development team, which has three areas of focus: health, household financial well-being, and climate risk.
May 25, 2022
10:00am - 11:45am EDT
This is a virtual-only event
This event is open to the public and media. Registration for this virtual event is available through the registration link. All remarks are on the record and the event will be recorded. For media inquiries, please contact Ellen Simon at ellen.simon@ny.frb.org.
10:00am-10:05am | Opening Remarks Dominic Ramos-Ruiz, Community Development, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
10:05am-10:15am | Global Food Security Index: Trends and Insights Pratima Singh, Senior Manager, Policy & Insights, Economist Impact |
10:15am-10:25am | How the Other Half Eats: The Untold Story of Food and Inequality in America Priya Fielding-Singh, Sociologist and Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Consumer Studies, University of Utah; Author, “How the Other Half Eats” |
10:25am-10:55am | Global Perspectives Pratima Singh, Senior Manager, Policy & Insights, Economist Impact Rob Vos, Director of Markets, Trade and Institutions, International Food Policy Research Institute |
10:55am-11:25am | Domestic Responses Moderator: Priya Fielding-Singh, Sociologist and Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Consumer Studies, University of Utah; Author, “How the Other Half Eats” Vince Hall, Chief Government Relations Officer, Feeding America Tara Colton, Executive Vice President for Economic Security, New Jersey Economic Development Authority Frankie Andres Martinez Blanco, Chief of Staff, Mayor’s Office of San Juan, Puerto Rico |
11:25am-11:40am | Audience Q&A Javier Silva, Community Development, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
11:40am-11:45am | Closing Remarks Shannon Maynard, Executive Director, Congressional Hunger Center |







Visit the New York Fed's page on Community Development.