CAUSES TV: The Urban Food Hub Solution

As the landgrant college of the University of the District of Columbia our mission is to offer research based academic and community outreach programs that improve the quality of life and economic opportunity for residents of the District of Columbia. One of our key initiatives that enable us to reach that goal is our Urban Food Hubs. Each Food Hub seeks to improve the quality of life in neighborhoods throughout Washington, DC by building capacity on four key areas: (1) food production, food preparation, food distribution and closing the loop through waste and water management. 

Joining Dr. O'Hara to talk more about urban food hubs and their involvement are Sarah Mousavizadeh, a recent graduate from our architecture program, and Hakeem Mumford, a political science major here at the University of the District of Columbia.

CAUSES TV: More Than Housing

As Washington DC’s only public university, and the only urban landgrant university in the nation, the University of the District of Columbia conducts research and offers academic and community outreach programs that expand knowledge about urban agriculture, healthy eating habits, food safety, greener and more livable neighborhoods, and urban sustainability. In other words, our programs focus on the health of people and on the health of our natural and built environment; thus our motto is Healthy Cities – Healthy People. One of the federal agencies that know a lot about the making of healthy cities is HUD, The United States Agency for Housing and Urban Development. Joining Dr. O'Hara to talk more about HUD is Mr. Marvin Turner, Regional Director of the United States Department for Housing and Urban Development.