These organizations are supporting local food producers and regional economies, offering educational resources and agricultural training, and working to ensure that their neighbors don’t go hungry.
Food Access
DC Central Kitchen Healthy Corners: Urban Food Access
DC Central Kitchen is revolutionizing urban food access through its Healthy Corners program, fostering community empowerment and making healthy choices accessible to more eaters.
Op-Ed | The Smart Pantry Offers Solutions for Students Facing Food Insecurity
An estimated 40 percent of CUNY students in New York City face food insecurity.
Serving Up Success: Chefs in Schools Transforming NYC’s Public School Lunches
Over the next two years, the 62 WITS chefs will reach all 1,200 public schools in NYC. The chefs have already begun training cafeteria staff, sampling recipes with students, and teaching students how to make the lunches.
Examining Dollar Stores: Health, Community, and Food Access
A recent report shows there are opportunities to use dollar stores’ position in the community to increase access to healthy foods.
Overcoming Barriers to Food Access Through Digital Grocery Solutions
Grocery retailers are recognizing that Online SNAP Online doesn’t just bring the benefit of convenience. It also helps eaters shop for groceries with dignity.
Revolutionizing Access to Local Food: How Local Foods Mohawk Valley is Pioneering Online Farmers Markets
Local Foods Mohawk Valley is supporting farmers and increasing access to local food with their year-round online farmers market.
Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Friday, Dec. 8
COP28 is calling governments, corporations, and philanthropists together, with youth and education taking center stage.
Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Thursday, Dec. 7
Policymakers, scientists, advocates, farmers, and youth from around the world are already putting food systems front-and-center at the UN Climate Change Conference.
Pay-What-You-Can Farm Stands Flourish Amidst Soaring Food Insecurity and Inflation in the U.S.
The rise of pay-what-you-can farm stands is becoming a beacon of hope amidst the persistent challenges of food insecurity and inflation across the United States.
