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Bread for the World on The Values of a Just Food System – Food & Conversations
In this episode, we discuss the current state of food assistance policies, the narratives that are shaping public discourse for better or worse, and the future of food system leadership. Come for the highbrow policy talk and stay for the travel hot takes and birding updates.Show Notes:Taylor Johnson is a Domestic Policy Advisor with Bread’s Policy and Research Institute. He conducts analysis on current data and research and advises the organization on federal and state policy reforms that address hunger and poverty in the U.S.Sakeenah Shabazz is the Deputy Director of Policy and Research Institute (PRI). Prior to this role, she served as an appointed Senior Policy Advisor at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). Before joining USDA, Sakeenah served as Policy Director at Berkeley Food Institute, Senior Program Associate at the Congressional Hunger Center, and Program Associate at D.C. Hunger Solutions.Follow their work at Bread for the World here.Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!
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David Allen, Come to the Table Senior Program Manager, [email protected], 984.214.2816
Jarred White, Come to the Table Program Manager, [email protected], 919.548.4730
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Recent Come to the Table Blogs
Pantry Pivots | Technical Assistance Spotlight
August 17, 2026
Centering food pantry clients’ ability to choose their own foods is about more than nutrition, it’s about being neighborly. Many pantries pre-select which products are given to its clients. For the food programs themselves, this can be time-consuming and physically demanding on staff and volunteers, and agencies may be investing their money on the wrong products. Neighbors, on the other hand, receive things that they may not use or not know how to prepare.
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A Reflection on Food & SNAP
July 22, 2026
In June, Come to the Table partnered with Dr. Sarah Bowen and Dr. Annie Hardison-Moody of N.C. State University to host a workshop on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), its history, and how communities can respond in light of recent cuts of the program.
The RAFI team led participants through a timeline of the last year as it relates to SNAP. Since October 2025, the food assistance space has taken blow after blow from significant changes and cuts to federal policy.
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Magnolia Cafe in Dunn, NC | Where Dignity Meets Delicious
July 9, 2026
When you walk into Magnolia Cafe in Dunn, North Carolina, you are greeted by a friendly kitchen and the smell of comfort food. A mural of colorful magnolias covers one wall while another showcases the phrase, “Where Dignity Meets Delicious.” Despite being a new cafe, it feels like a place where the locals are regulars. Behind the locally sourced ingredients and the display case of banana pudding, there’s something that makes this cafe extra special.
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