Jeremy Everett, D.Min.
Founder and Executive Director, Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty | Baylor University
Waco, TX, UNITED STATES
National voice on scalable solutions to end hunger through partnerships, research, innovative models and collaboration
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Dr. Jeremy Everett is the founder and executive director of the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty. The Collaborative integrates research, policy, and practice through projects such as: the Hunger Free Community Accelerator; the Baylor Collaborative Innovation Hub; the Master’s degree in Theology, Ecology, and Food Justice; and the Hunger Data Lab.
With nearly 100 staff, interns, and researchers, the Baylor Collaborative team has assisted community-based, state-based, and national efforts to increase hundreds of millions of additional meals through innovative, researched-based interventions. In Dr. Everett’s tenure with the Collaborative, he has raised more than 300 million dollars to support faculty research, public service, and policy analysis.
Prior to his appointment with the Baylor Collaborative, Dr. Everett worked for international and community development organizations as a teacher, religious leader, community organizer, and farmer. He frequently delivers presentations to congregations, non-profit organizations, universities, and the government sector about hunger and poverty.
Dr. Everett earned a bachelor’s degree from Samford University, a Master of Divinity from Truett Seminary at Baylor University, and his Doctor of Ministry from Duke Divinity School at Duke University. Jeremy is a Next Generation Fellow of the University of Texas LBJ School’s Strauss Center for International Security and Law, an Affiliate with Temple University’s Hope Center, and was the 2022 Waco Tribune Person of the Year. In 2014, Dr. Everett was appointed by U.S. Congress to serve on the National Commission on Hunger. He serves on various boards such as the 2030 Collaborative and Bread for the World where he is currently serving as Chair.
Dr. Everett is the author of "I Was Hungry: Cultivating Common Ground to End an American Crisis" (Brazos Press, 2019), a contributing author in "What Justice Looks Like" (Baylor Press), "Food and Poverty: Food Insecurity and Food Sovereignty Among America’s Poor" (Vanderbilt University Press), and "The End of Hunger: How Science, Religion, and Politics Can Work Together to Make Possible" (InterVarsity Press).
Areas of Expertise (9)
Poverty
Hunger Policy
National Hunger Issues
Food Insecurity
Food Policy
Community Organizing
Community Development
Systems Theory
Congregational Outreach
Education (3)
Duke Divinity School: D.Min. 2023
Baylor's George W. Truett Theological Seminary: M.Div. 2001
Samford University: B.A., religion and history
Media Appearances (28)
Everett: Solving hunger and poverty requires teamwork
Baptist Standard online
2024-09-29
Crossing lines to work together is essential in addressing hunger and poverty, Jeremy Everett – founding director of the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty – told participants at the Fellowship Southwest Compassion & Justice Conference in Dallas. Everett recounted how the Baylor Collaborative and its partners were able to scale up the pilot Meals to You program nationwide during the initial months of the pandemic. Baptist News Global also reported on the conference.
Why Texas refused $450 million to help feed 3.8 million hungry kids this summer
The Dallas Morning News online
2024-03-06
Jeremy Everett, D.Min., founder and executive director of the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, was interviewed for this opinion piece about the logistical challenges that led Texas to decline federal money that would have helped provide food for low-income Texas children this summer. BCHP evaluated several of the trial runs of the Summer EBT program, which Everett said is an excellent tool in the fight against hunger.
Post-COVID, U.S. poverty and hunger rates are soaring
Baptist News Global online
2023-10-26
The Baylor University Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty has worked for years to address child hunger in response to rising poverty and hunger rates in the U.S. Jeremy Everett, executive director of the Baylor Collaborative, is quoted about the importance of combatting rising rates by working across all sectors of the U.S.
Ag advocates at Waco Farm Bill session say food security is national security
Waco Tribune-Herald online
2023-03-15
Jeremy Everett, founder and executive director of the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, spoke at Wednesday’s Farm Bill listening session, equating food security to national security. Everett said programs providing nourishing food to people lacking it actually helps stimulate the local economy.
Jeremy Everett
Baylor Connections online
2022-12-30
AUDIO: Proximity, policy and research play significant roles in the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty’s fight to end food insecurity. In this Baylor Connections, Jeremy Everett, BCHP executive director, conveys the heart behind the call to feed the hungry—both close to home and around the world—and examines how relationships, high-level research and multi-sector partnerships boost the work they do.
Around the State: Jeremy Everett named Waco Today Person of the Year
Baptist Standard online
2022-11-30
Waco Today magazine—a publication of the Waco Tribune-Herald—named Jeremy Everett, founding executive director of the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, as its Person of the Year.
Person of the Year: Jeremy Everett
Waco Tribune-Herald online
2022-11-25
Jeremy Everett, founder and executive director of the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, has been honored as this year’s Waco Today Person of the Year, recognizing the success of the collaborative under Everett’s leadership and how it has brought together differing sectors to combat food insecurity locally and across the nation.
Hunger fighters focus on lessons learned from pandemic
Baptist Standard online
2022-10-13
Together at the Table Hunger and Poverty Summit speakers focused on lessons learned about food insecurity and nutrition from the COVID-19 pandemic. The United States mitigated a “hunger disaster” during the pandemic primarily through public and private partnerships, said Jeremy Everett, founding executive director of the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty.
Meeting White House goal of ending U.S. hunger by 2030 will require engagement by churches, Everett says
Baptist News Global online
2022-10-11
Government, industry and nonprofit groups must be dedicated to working together to accomplish President Joe Biden’s vision of eradicating hunger by 2030, said Jeremy Everett, executive director of the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty. And that cooperation must include buy-in and leadership from religious organizations and communities.
Programs, research, congregations key to fighting hunger
Baptist Standard online
2022-10-10
Jeremy Everett, founder and executive director of the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, Kathy Krey, Ph.D., assistant research professor and senior director of research and administration at BCHP, and Stephanie Boddie, Ph.D., assistant professor of church and community ministries at Truett Seminary, discussed food insecurity and how organizations can more effectively move forward during a panel discussion at the No Need Among You Conference at First Baptist Church in Waco.
Around the State
The Baptist Standard online
2022-09-28
This article highlights two university achievements. Jeremy Everett, founding director of the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, participated in the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 28. Baylor President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., recognized Baylor’s research staff and faculty on National Research Administrator Day, noting their commitment and dedication that helped Baylor gain Research 1 status as a doctoral university with very high research activity.
‘They’ll be packing meals’: School meals no longer free to all students
KFDA-TV online
2022-08-25
VIDEO: Jeremy Everett, executive director of the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, is quoted in this story about changes to schools’ flexibility during the COVID-19 pandemic to serve all students free meals. Now students must be eligible, and some believe this could impact some households, mostly working-class families.
You Know Chef José Andrés. But Do You Know This Woman?
Forbes online
2022-08-12
Jeremy Everett, executive director of the Baylor University Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, is quoted in this article about how scalable solutions to hunger involve partnerships between government agencies, faith organizations, corporations and nonprofits. For example, BCHP and Chartwells came up with an innovative system to deliver shelf-stable school lunches in 5- and 10-day boxes through the postal system to rural children throughout the U.S.
Jubilee Market pilot program makes milk more accessible for SNAP participants
Waco Tribune-Herald online
2022-06-03
Jubilee Food Market, a nonprofit grocery store sponsored by Mission Waco, is launching a pilot program in partnership with the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty that fully offsets the cost of milk for customers using SNAP. Quoted in the article is Jeremy Everett, executive director and founder of Baylor Collaborative.
Baylor hunger program to evaluate criminal justice initiatives
Baptist Standard online
2022-01-18
Jeremy Everett, executive director of the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, explains the program’s new initiative that addresses the criminal justice system’s intersection with hunger and poverty.
Study Finds 1 In 8 Texas Households Struggles To Get Food
KUT online
2021-09-09
Jeremy Everett, executive director of the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, is quoted in this article on the relationship between food insecurity and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Millions of Texans Are Food Insecure: Waco-Based Nonprofit Reports
NBC-DFW online
2021-09-08
VIDEO: Jeremy Everett, executive director of the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, shares his thoughts and findings on the impact the pandemic has had on families fighting hunger.
Federal aid kept food insecurity in check last year despite pandemic's effects, government says
The Hill
2021-09-08
Jeremy Everett, executive director of the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, is quoted in this article on a household food insecurity report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that found government intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic helped keep food insecurity rates from worsening throughout 2020.
New federal study shows safety net helped prevent widespread hunger during the pandemic
The Washington Post online
2021-09-08
Jeremy Everett, executive director of Baylor University’s Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, is quoted in this article discussing the spending on agriculture department domestic food aid that reached a historic high last year, enabling many American families to keep enough food on the table.
Texas families with students receiving free or reduced-price lunches could be eligible for up to $1,200 in food aid
The Texas Tribune online
2021-05-21
Jeremy Everett, executive director of the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, is quoted in this article about the extension of food aid for the 2021-22 school year to Texas families who relied on the Pandemic EBT card, which previously provided a one-time benefit of $285 for students receiving free and reduced-price meals.
Voices: Justice must precede peace, calm and healing
Baptist Standard online
2021-02-22
Jeremy K. Everett, executive director of the Baylor University Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, writes about the church’s role in issues of conflict, social injustice and food insecurity.
How a Baylor pilot study on rural hunger distributed 40M meals across the country this year
The Dallas Morning News online
2020-12-13
In this column, Jeremy Everett, executive director of the Baylor University Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty and the author of “I Was Hungry: Cultivating Common Ground to End an American Crisis,” writes about how hunger is a complex issue that requires more than volunteering and philanthropy to solve.
A growing number of Americans are going hungry
The Washington Post online
2020-11-25
Jeremy K. Everett, executive director of the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, was interviewed for this article on how more Americans are going hungry now than at any point during the deadly coronavirus pandemic, a problem created by an economic downturn that has tightened its grip on millions of Americans and compounded by government relief programs that expired or will terminate at the end of the year.
Conference encourages love and unity in divisive times
Baptist Standard online
2020-11-03
Speakers at the 2020 Micah 6:8 Conference including Jeremy Everett, executive director at the Baylor University Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, and Mark Grace, M.Div., chief of mission and ministry at Baylor Scott & White Health, facilitated a discussion on ways they can help others on significant problems such as hunger, racial inequality and gender gaps from a biblical perspective.
Nationwide, twice as many people are hungry during pandemic
Baptist News Global online
2020-10-20
This article about food insecurity in every state as a result of the pandemic quotes Jeremy Everett, founder and executive director of the Texas Hunger Initiative and the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, on the steadily rising food insecurity rate and the outlook for the future.
Meals-to-You Expands to Serve 5 Million Meals a Week to Rural Children
Baylor Media and Public Relations online
2020-05-05
New public-private partnership, including Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, delivers meals to low-income kids in rural areas in order to help children impacted by COVID-19. Jeremy Everett, M.Div., is the executive director of the Baylor University Collaborative Hunger and Poverty and is grateful to be part of an innovative team dedicated to helping neighbors in need.
Baylor initiative feeds 270,483 children in 43 states amid a global pandemic
Baptist News Global online
2020-12-09
As an initiative to deliver food to Texas households in need, the Baylor University Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty delivered about 475,000 Emergency Meals-to-You to student families in 2019. Executive director Jeremy Everett discusses how the initiative has adapted to the pandemic and the support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture —which allowed the program to expand nationally. The initiative also was featured on ChristianHeadlines.com.
Jeremy Everett, Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty
Baylor Connections, online
2020-03-27
AUDIO: In this Baylor Connections, Jeremy Everett, founder and executive director of the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, shares how it has responded to COVID-19, ramping up long-standing efforts to end hunger across the state of Texas and around the nation.
