Molly Murphy works as the Program Expansion Coordinator for Share Our Strength’s Community Investments team. She joined the organization in January 2012. Prior to her work with Share Our Strength, Molly spent a year in the North Central United States serving as an AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps Team Leader. Molly graduated from Boston College in 2009 with a Bachelor’s Degree in History and Philosophy and spent 8 months after graduating waitressing and traveling to different parts of the world. In January of 2010, she was awarded the Running Start/Walmart Star Fellowship to work in the office of Rep. Chellie Pingree (ME-01). In addition to her work at Share Our Strength, Molly spends her free time running and reading.
According to the recently released USDA numbers, in 2011, 17.9 million U.S. households had trouble consistently putting food on the table. That’s 14.9% of all American households. 16.6 million of those affected are children. That’s 22.4% of American kids.
