Kent County Food Policy Council 的动态

What if there were a way to build the world you yearn for? There is a way. It's the solutionary way. I hope you find this video compelling, and that you'll share it widely so people will order my new book, "The Solutionary Way," and learn how to become solutionaries. More info here: https://lnkd.in/gy_CqtEA #TheSolutionaryWay #SolutionaryMovement #WhatIfThereWereAWay? Institute for Humane Education

Supporting teachers is a key initiative to improving education in South Africa

Thanks Ben McCormack and Adam Fullwood for some fantastic tips to use in COP / housing crossover scenarios.

It is good to hear there is a solution now offered by One80 for Oregon Fair Plan homeowner policies to provide the additional coverages a homeowner needs. #One80Intermediaries #RiskStrategies

The JAFSCD published "Toward a Justice Approach to Emergency Food Assistance and Food Waste: Exploring Pantry-Urban Gardener Partnerships in California's Santa Clara County," which Chris Bacon, Emma McCurry, Christopher McNeil, and I co-authored! In the article, we explore how food pantries and urban gardens could partner to trans-form pantries into distribution sites that also become food justice education and organizing spaces. You can read the article here: https://lnkd.in/drpgBJH3

How is it possible that in America we have over 66 MILLION TONS of food waste and also have 44 million people in households that don’t have enough food?!?! If that frustrates you like it frustrates me, take the first step in fighting for more sensible and impactful food policy and tune into our quarterly meeting. Or hit me up and we can grab coffee or something and talk about it! #hunger #foodinsecurity #farmbill #hungeradvocacy #foodpolicy

Funding the changes necessary for a safer school always seems like the big hurdle. The information you need can be found on this panel discussion. #safeschools

?? Got my first Letter to the Editor published this week by the SF Chronicle. ?? Letters: Here’s what Gov. Newsom’s proposed budget cuts will do to the arts. It’s not pretty Regarding?“ ‘Devastating and disappointing’: Newsom’s proposed budget cuts to the arts would place California 45th nationwide” (Arts & Entertainment, SFChronicle.com, May 17): Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget cuts to the arts and a 38% reduction in funding to the California Arts Council is a significant setback for the state. The Latino Community Foundation recently administered the Pilot Creative Corps Program, an initiative through the council that sought to leverage the arts to increase public awareness about climate mitigation, relief and recovery. With state resources, the foundation funded 28 nonprofit organizations to catalyze civic engagement and invest in the creative economy. At least 60% of the funds went directly to salaries for artists, crucial for sustaining them, their families and our communities. Funding cuts to these programs undermine the essential role of artists in our communities and damage California’s economy. We call on Gov. Newsom to reconsider these devastating cuts. Adriana Sanchez, director of community organizing,?Latino Community Foundation,?Fresno https://lnkd.in/g7cuBuCU

I encourage anyone interested in the future of pets and people to join Ellen Jefferson, DVM, Vincent Medley, and myself for this meaningful conversation. We will discuss the importance of expanding how we measure (and promote) success and impact beyond (but including) the save rate to include our broader impact on communities and people. Much like my last sentence, the issues we seek to address are complex (yet nuanced), and success will never be accurately measured by a single metric. So how should we measure success? I'm not completely sure yet, but I'd love you to join us as we talk about it!

With your support, Citymeals deepened our impact last year with programs and new research to better address the needs of older New Yorkers for food and connection. Read all about it in our annual report: https://lnkd.in/e-utaayZ