Bread for the World is the recipient of Barry University’s Community Partnership Award for 2021.
The Community Partnership Award is presented annually in recognition of “commendable collaboration with the university that has contributed to measurable improvements in people’s lives while enhancing higher education.”
Florence French Fagan, the organization’s South Florida regional organizer, accepted the award from Dr. Karen Callaghan, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. The occasion was the university’s eighth annual Community Engagement Awards hosted by the Center for Community Service Initiatives (CCSI) as a virtual event on April 7.
Bread’s mission is to end hunger by the year 2030. As a collective Christian voice, the organization mobilizes individuals, churches, institutions of higher education, and other organizations to engage in organized advocacy.
“The letter-writing campaigns of this grassroots network have spurred action by U.S. legislators in confronting the central causes of social, economic, health, and environmental disparities that lead to hunger,” noted Dr. Callaghan. “Actions already taken include reallocating funds to anti-hunger programs and implementing long-term solutions such as systemic policy change.”
In addition to doing advocacy work on the national stage, Bread has worked closely with Barry University, “making presentations that enrich the curriculum while educating students about the problem of hunger and its dire consequences,” Dr. Callaghan said.
Bread has facilitated simulations on the racial wealth gap, emphasizing the connections among racial equity, hunger, poverty, and wealth. Moreover, Dr. Callaghan added, the organization “has offered in-depth analyses of hunger policy; has explained the role that advocacy plays in achieving systemic change; and has provided a roadmap for advocating a just national hunger policy.”
Barry University President Dr. Mike Allen and Campus Compact President Dr. Andrew Seligsohn congratulated all winners of community engagement awards.
Community Engagement Awards 2021
AWARD WINNERS
Community Engagement Support
- Barry Premier Events Team—Conference and Event Services, Information Technology, Marketing
Community Impact
- Isaly Ortiz
- Dai’ Jonnai Smith
Community Partnership
- Bread for the World
Community Engagement Educator
- Dr. Jalane Meloun
Service-Learning Faculty
- Sister Mary Frances Fleischaker
Community Engagement (Engaged Department)
- Andreas School of Business