Sara Hamdan
Food Systems Specialist
(she, her, hers)
Sara has been engaged in food systems and health equity work in Chicago for the past ten years. Working closely alongside community members, Sara helped neighborhood food retailers better integrate into the community and expand their inventory, established the first farmers market on the southwest side of Chicago and developed a food coupon pilot in partnership with a local FQHC, and designed a community health worker program that utilizes a community organizing framework.
Food Systems Specialist
(she, her, hers)
- Sara Hamdan was raised in the Chicago area, with roots in Palestine. She has experience in community organizing, training, and policy through her time at Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN), the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR), and the Muslim Power Building Project. Sara is a community organizer who has primarily worked around food justice, immigration, and criminal legal reform.
Sara has been engaged in food systems and health equity work in Chicago for the past ten years. Working closely alongside community members, Sara helped neighborhood food retailers better integrate into the community and expand their inventory, established the first farmers market on the southwest side of Chicago and developed a food coupon pilot in partnership with a local FQHC, and designed a community health worker program that utilizes a community organizing framework.