Ivy Hubbard

Under Rutgers Cooperative Extension in Mercer County

• Sourced food retailers that accepted SNAP and WIC.
• Structured food resource information, including name, address, phone, offerings, availability, frequency, client requirements, and website in a comprehensive database.
• Passaic Food Resource Map Data for northern counties in New Jersey
• In addition, found Passaic County food resources for Food Pantries for local communities
• Organized by name, address, phone, who is served, offers, delivery options, availability, frequency in Excel

Identified intersections between food security and contributing factors to inform community health initiatives.

• Researched lessons and curricula for teens related to food/resource management, meal planning, food safety, cooking skills, and food access in Rutgers libraries.
• Cooking skills

Food access

• Under Rutgers Cooperative Extension in New Brunswick
• Compiled and organized food security journals for easy reference and research.
• Categorized and filed in Excel
• Researched GTA literature needs for literature needs for Northern New Jersey residents
• In addition, organized journals for belonging, community, and discrimination
• Transcribed food health and wellness courses into the Mercer County database for improved accessibility and reference.
• Created Quatracs for the Mercer County LGBTQIA+ Social Determinants of Health Needs Assessment survey to gather critical data.