1. To create a podcast highlighting the daily struggles of
people trying to provide for themselves and their families.
• A pre-survey led to slight modifications of the
podcast.
• The post-survey was quantitatively analyzed asking 5
in-depth questions using Likert scale.
• The success of the podcast in educating the public
and humanizing the issues of food insecurity was
determined.
Soul of Hunger Podcast on the Reality of Food Insecurity
Thi Trinh, AmeriCorps
Amy Michael, Sr. Administrator for the Collaborative Center for Community Based-Research and Service
&
Lisa Pitz, NJAHC Program Director of Advocacy, Outreach, and Education
Surveyed group with 5 in-depth questions
to gauge the effectiveness of the podcast
Disseminated the finalized podcast 17
students
Modified the draft to create polished
podcast
Surveyed group with 5 open-ended
questions for quality check
Disseminated the draft to a group of 10
people
Got draft approval from supervisors
Compiled and edited the interviews using
Audacity
Interviewed people in the community
affected by food insecurity
As of 2014, more
than 48 million
Americans were food
insecure.1
Of those, more than
46 million rely on the
Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP).2
Some level of food
insecurity exists in
every single county of
this country.3
New Brunswick
reports that about
51% of families are
affected.4
Despite this, there is
still stigma in
receiving assistance
and unawareness
regarding food
insecurity.
I would like to thank my preceptor Amy Michael and
my project supervisor Lisa Pitz without whom this
podcast would not be possible. Also, a big shout-
out to Kelly Gugger, Ayah Issa, Katarina Piasevoli,
and Ray-Shawn Ledet for helping me with the
interviews and podcast compilation A final thank
you to Professor Hill for her endless patience and
counsel this semester.
Citations and sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-DGRxK-domoyB1ZbGXot6hPMeOHxcK4RtsqS67a9pDY/edit?usp=sharing
• A finished podcast highlighting
hunger in New Jersey that
educates the public on food
insecurity and decreases the
stigma of receiving assistance.
• High degrees of positive
responses from the survey
indicate that the podcast was
effective in increasing awareness
and decreasing stigma.