Project Bread
Natasha Smith, MS, currently serves as the Director of Child Nutrition at Project Bread since October 2018. Prior to this role, Natasha was the Farm to School Program Director at REAP Food Group from August 2013 to July 2018, overseeing the program's operations, strategy, and grant management, while managing the procurement of locally grown produce for 5,000 elementary students. Natasha also gained experience as a Project Assistant at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, working on a USDA AFRI grant, and as a Teaching Assistant for courses in Environmental Sociology and Environmental History. Natasha earned a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies from Brown University and a Master of Science in Environmental Science with a focus on Local and Sustainable Food Systems from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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.