Kathe Newman and Eric Seymour are the recipients of grant funding from Rutgers REACH initiative and were featured in Rutgers Today. The Rutgers Equity Alliance for Community Health (REACH) is a new presidential program that brings together community-based organizations, community leaders and researchers to improve health outcomes through community-based health equity research, education, service, and programming. Kathe Newman received funding to examine mortgage lending disparities in Camden and will be partnering with St. Joseph’s Carpenter Society. Eric Seymour will be working with Unity Square Community Center in New Brunswick to study the challenges faced by emergency service organizations in supporting unhoused and precariously housed populations.
Mapping Networks, Resources, Gaps and Vulnerabilities in Middlesex County’s Emergency Food System During an Emergency
2023 This report examines the networks, resources, gaps, and vulnerabilities in the County’s emergency food system. The objective of the project was to better understand to understand how food pantries and food banks are affected during emergencies to ensure that...