Project Bread
Jennifer Obadia is the Director of Health Care Partnerships at Project Bread, a position held since February 2020. Previously, Jennifer served as the Eastern US Director for Health Care Without Harm from April 2014 to February 2020, initially starting as the New England Coordinator. Jennifer has also contributed to education as an Adjunct Faculty member at Tufts University's Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, teaching in the online certificate program in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems. As a doctoral candidate at Tufts University, Jennifer's research focuses on the viability of farmers' markets in Massachusetts, culminating in a Ph.D. in Agriculture, Food, and the Environment. Additional experience includes consulting on food systems, managing food access programming at the Boston Collaborative for Food and Fitness, and various roles related to food security and nutrition education. Jennifer holds a Master's degree in Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development from the University of Maryland and another Master's degree in Sustainable Development and Conservation Biology from New York University.
Project Bread
Too many people across Massachusetts are worried about affording enough food. Project Bread works statewide to connect people and communities to programs that meet nutritional needs and alleviate household budgets. Our advocacy is driven by the real-time challenges of people experiencing food insecurity, so we can permanently break the cycle of hunger. - Provide immediate relief to those who are hungry today - Eradicate the systemic causes of hunger From community-based meal programs, to early childhood and school nutrition initiatives, to improved access to farm-to-table and local food resources, we approach hunger as a complex problem with multiple solutions that often work best in combination, and through cooperation and collaboration between communities and organizations.