With economic conditions further distressing the needy in the surrounding area, the University of Miami School of Law is attempting to alleviate such circumstances through a laudatory program.
A creation of the school’s Center for Ethics and Public Service, the Hunger Project, as detailed in a school press release, offers legal services and more basic volunteer aide for South Floridians.
Aziza Naa-Kaa Botchway, a local attorney and the project’s director, stressed the importance of such an initiative at present: “Hunger and food insecurity have long been concerns in low-income communities…. However, the work of the Hunger Project is particularly important now because with our current economic crisis more and more people may find themselves skipping meals or cutting back on the quality or quantity of food they purchase.”
For the project, law students lead rights seminars, refer clients and partner with legal advocates to encourage pertinent hunger policy reforms. The students also help stock and dispense items for local food pantries and distribution programs.
Engaging with other actors in the area, the Hunger Project is partnered with the Historic Black Church Project and law students work alongside groups like the YMCA and younger students from Ransom Everglades High School.
