
A Ted Talk featuring Dion Dawson, founder of Dion’s Chicago Dream, who asks if ending food insecurity meant ditching charity models that haven’t been updated since the 1960’s. He shares the story of how he turned a spontaneous idea for giving back to his community into a thriving social enterprise, delivering top-quality produce to thousands of Chicago households every week and reaching a million dollars in revenue in just 18 months — proving that it’s possible to replace the outdated food pantry model with a data-driven system that delivers high-quality food. Watch now.