The Baylor University Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty is a research and action center housed within Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Founded in 2009 as the Texas Hunger Initiative and launched as the Collaborative in 2019, it works to cultivate scalable solutions to end hunger through research, public service, innovation, and strategic partnerships. The organization advances food security domestically and globally by testing and evaluating innovative models, supporting policy engagement, and building multi-sector collaborations to expand access to nutritious meals.
Federal, state, and local policies related to food security, child nutrition programs, rural food access, anti-poverty initiatives, and public-private partnerships to expand access to nutritious meals
University support, philanthropic contributions, foundation grants, government grants and contracts, and corporate partnerships
Baylor University; Texas Hunger Initiative; Hunger Data Lab; U.S. Department of Agriculture; McLane Global; PepsiCo; Jeremy Everett
Academic institution-based research center
