Los Angeles Food Policy Council

We’re thrilled to announce Paula Daniels, founder of the Los Angeles Food Policy Council, as the first Executive Director of the Los Angeles County Office of Food Equity. Paula’s leadership marks a new chapter for food justice, building on LAFPC’s 15 years of work to create a fair, resilient food system for all Angelenos. Starting in January, she will work closely with County leaders to address food inequities and strengthen our local food system. I first met Paula when I joined LAFPC seven years ago. She has a powerful presence and a depth of expertise that inspires everyone around her to learn, grow, and take action. I feel fortunate to have worked alongside her, and in my role as LAFPC’s Executive Director, I am proud to uphold the values and foundation she helped establish. With Paula now leading the Office of Food Equity, I’m excited to see our shared work deepen with County agencies as key partners. The Office has incredible potential for innovative growth as a dedicated County department, and we’re thrilled to work together to achieve this goal and advance our shared food equity mission. -Alba M. Velasquez, Executive Director https://lnkd.in/gfFiPdeA

?? Office Hours! ?? Missed our Farm-to-Restaurant discussion or have more questions? We’re hosting a follow-up session! ??? Friday, November 8th at 11 am Join Sam Rogers and Bethany Harris for an open Q&A, where you’ll get tailored advice on building Farm-to-Restaurant partnerships that boost sales and strengthen our local food system. ?? Sign up: https://lnkd.in/gqq-bWTF Don’t miss out! #FarmToTable #CultivatingFarmers #Gjusta #OfficeHours

Vote YES on Prop 4! The Climate Proposition 4 bill provides significant benefits by enhancing environmental sustainability, protecting infrastructure against wildfires, reducing water pollution, and building resilience against extreme heat, which is crucial for the food system. The bill helps protect agricultural lands from extreme weather, drought, and soil degradation by funding climate resilience projects, ensuring a stable food supply. Its investment in clean drinking water and improved water infrastructure ensures that communities and agricultural producers have reliable access to water, essential for growing crops and maintaining food security. To Learn more visit, yesonprop4ca.com

Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez is our official 13th annual Food Day sponsor who will be leading our City Council meeting Resolution and South Lawn Celebration this Friday, October 25 from 10am -2pm. Our Executive Director, Alba M. Velasquez, got to catch up with the Councilmember at Yue Wa Market in Chinatown, who is a part of our current Healthy Markets LA Cohort, to learn more about the store, our program, and to celebrate our Food Day partnership! To attend Food Day at City Hall, register here: https://lnkd.in/gXiCiQH7 https://lnkd.in/gXeQ4Ufe

We're excited to announce our speakers for this Friday's Food Day celebration on South Lawn at City Hall! Each one of these speakers bring a wealth of knowledge on how to best support healthy food access for all Angelenos -- we're honored to have them join us this Friday, October 25 with our speaking portion commencing at 12:10pm with our Executive Director and host Alba M. Velasquez. Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez, City of Los Angeles Council District 1 Councilmember Tim McOsker, City of Los Angeles Council District 15 Abigail Marquez, General Manager of Community Investment for Families Department at City of Los Angeles Dipa Shah-Patel, MPH, RD, Director of Nutrition and Physical Activity Program at Los Angeles County Department of Public Health To learn more and register, visit: https://lnkd.in/g5PK_33a

HEAL demands corporations be held accountable for exploiting children and workers! According to the U.S. Department of Labor, there has been a 69 percent increase in the illegal employment of children by companies across the United States. Recently, at least two dozen children (minors under 18 years old) were illegally hired to clean meat processing facilities by a Tennessee-based sanitation company. The HEAL Food Alliance, along with 65 organizations representing farmers, ranchers, food and farm workers, Indigenous groups, scientists, public health advocates, animal welfare organizations, policy experts, community organizers, and activists, sent a letter to Senate and House ranking members of the?Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Committee and the?Committee on Agriculture urging their support of The Child Labor Exploitation Accountability Act?(S.1288/ H.R.2822), introduced by Senator Booker and Representative Casar. https://lnkd.in/dvFW_9db

Does this sound like you or someone you know? ReFED is #hiring for an Innovation Program Manager to join our Capital, Innovation, and Global Initiatives team. This individual will specifically contribute to the development and implementation of assets, programs, and projects that drive ReFED’s work to seed and accelerate food waste solutions. Learn more and apply before October 30: https://loom.ly/CjucaLI #JobAd #JobOpening #SustainabilityCareers

We're so excited to have Jessica Wang of Gu Grocery (slated to open later this year in Chinatown) join our Food Day celebration at City Hall South Lawn for a live cooking demonstration. Join us on Friday, October 25 from 10am -2pm at City Hall for a day of resource sharing and building bridges to culturally relevant healthy food access! To register for this free event, visit: https://lnkd.in/gXiCiQH7

Each October, Food Day is celebrated across the nation to gather community members to push to improve food policies. This year will be our 13th annual celebration at City Hall on Friday, October 25 from 10am-2pm. Here's a quick glimpse of the community who came out to celebrate last year to discuss the intersection of food and climate change. This year our theme is Building Bridges to Food Access where we aim to build cross sector relationships that create impactful change. Join us on Food Day this year! For more details, visit: https://lnkd.in/gBb_HUHD

Starting next week, we're kicking off our Food Day 2024 Series: Building Bridges to Food Access! We're hosting 4 events for a week of activations around food access from different perspectives: farmers, food businesses, advocacy organizations and more! We'll culminate the series on Friday, October 25th which is also our 13th annual Food Day celebration. Food Day is a national initiative aiming to inspire Americans to change our diets and our food policies. Every October, thousands of events all around the country bring Americans together to celebrate and enjoy good food and to push for improved food policies. We hope to see you for one or all events! To learn?more and register, visit: https://lnkd.in/gBb_HUHD Thank you to our partners: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health City of Los Angeles Council District 1