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Jenna Hill
Gender Studies Major
Callaloo for the Community: Food Justice, Civic Engagement, and Youth Education
This summer Jenna served as the Bike and School Garden Leader for Groundwork Somerville’s environmental and urban agriculture youth jobs program “the Green Team” for high school youth in Somerville, MA. She was responsible for leading the youth crews in agricultural and environmental justice work on a community urban farm and at public school gardens around the city. She also wrote lesson plans and facilitated workshops focused on food access, environmental justice, sustainable community development, and environmental racism. Through this summer experience Jenna gained a deeper understanding of the inner workings of small community nonprofits, and her work has prompted her to reflect on her personal positionality as a youth worker serving under-resourced communities. Her internship has inspired her to continue with food justice and experiential education work after graduation.