RICSI conference addresses issue of food access in NJ communities

More than 100 people attended a conference on sustainable living empowerment hosted by the Rutgers Institute for Corporate Social Innovation and Newark Science and Sustainability, Inc.

The conference, which was held on June 20, featured a series of discussions on such timely topics as “Creating Better Health and Wellness for our Communities and our Environment” and “Sustainability through the Lens of Community and Economic Development.”

Scenes from the conference can be viewed in the slideshow below.

During the roundtable discussions, groups of experts spoke about the obstacles and opportunities related to a variety of issues, including preparing for an equitable green economy and creating pathways to green jobs; and integrating sustainable agriculture with green technology and ecological infrastructure to address social, environmental and economic issues;

Read graduate student Elena Shlychkov's blog about innovative solutions to fight hunger in NJ.

The conference was funded by a grant from the Rutgers Equity Alliance for Community Health or REACH. The Institute was awarded the grant for its proposal to help address the social determinants of health with an emphasis on food access and food security in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods in Newark.