POWER OF GRASSROOTS COALITIONS Good Good F Food ood Buf Buffalo - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

POWER OF GRASSROOTS COALITIONS Good Good F Food ood Buf Buffalo Coalition - alo Coalition - Coor Coordina nator tor: REBEKAH WILLIAMS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZER

Good Food Purchasing Program (GFPP) 16 LOCAL COALITIONS NATIONWIDE

16 16 GFP GFPP Coalitions ns Na Nationw nwide BOSTON, MA SAN FRANCISCO, CA NEW YORK CITY DENVER, CO LOS ANGELES, CA AUSTIN, TX SAN DIEGO, CA BUFFALO, NY PHILADELPHIA, PA BOULDER, CO WASHINGTON, DC CHICAGO, IL TWIN CITIES, MN OAKLAND, CA PITTSBURGH, PA CINCINNATI, OH

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Go Good Food Buf uffalo Coalition • Collaborate with NATIONAL GFPP PARTNERS • Lead Partner: MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE PROJECT • 22 GRASSROOTS MEMBERS signed on • Many more LOCAL COMMUNITY and INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS

BUFFALO SCHOOLS: PTO Buffalo’s Parent - Teacher Organization

Ho How we e work? Coalition n Coordina nator: • Development of systems and structures to ensure transparency and strengthen collaborative partnerships • Campaign strategy development • Recruit new Coalition members + partners • Convene monthly meetings + committees • Organize Coalition-related activities and events • Co-develop GFPP educational curriculum • Conduct communications + outreach

Ac Accomp mplishment hments: • Coalition partners educated on all 5 GFPP-values • Policy briefs published • GFPP Information Sessions hosted for local legislators • Community-led Resolution drafted for BPS • Harvest Festival hosted at Buffalo Public Schools • Public awareness raised about Black + MWBE farmers • Student food system curriculum shared nationwide • Podcasts created on student interest in GFPP

Hig Highlig hlight ht 1: INSTI NSTITU TUTI TIONAL AL PAR ARTNER TNERS

Hig Highlig hlight ht 2: RACIAL AL EQ EQUITY TY

Hig Highlig hlight ht 3: YOUTH TH LEAD EADER ERS

Cha halleng enges es: • Funding • Transparency & Communication • Community vs. Institution Culture

Cha halleng enge e 3: COMMU MMUNI NITY TY vs vs INSTI NSTITU TUTI TION N CULTU TURE

Tec echnic ical al Assis As istan ance COLLAB LLABORATI TION FOOD SYSTE TEMS EDUCATI TION Go Good Food Bu Buffalo alo Coalit alitio ion Dem emonstratio ion Policy Change Po COMMUNITY TY ADVOCACY AD ENGA GAGE GEMENT

Lo Looking g Forw rward: d: • Governance structure • Baseline assessment for BPS • Legislators Forum • Farmers Listening Session • Jumpstart of HYPE Youth Leaders Initiative • New demonstration project

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