Tasked with rallying our volunteers and engaging with community, Brooke Freeman joins After the Harvest as Community Engagement Coordinator

Because Good Food Should Go To People, Not Landfills: Fighting Food Insecurity and Climate Change in Kansas City

On the cold drizzly morning of March 24, After the Harvest volunteers assebled to distribute nearly 3,000 pounds of fresh California strawberries to food pantries, community kitchens, and other agencies feeding hungry people.

Ellen Merrill is the new volunteer coordinator for After the Harvest’s volunteer-led Yambassador program. Ellen was introduced to After the Harvest through her late husband, Jim Merrill, and has been involved in various volunteer capacities in the past.

Although women make up 73 percent of the U.S. nonprofit workforce, the gender gap in nonprofit leadership still exists.