Institute for Community Research
Youth Food Program Alliance

Youth Food Program Alliance

Young leaders

After years of building partnerships, capacity, and opportunities within and between programs across CT, the Youth Food Program Alliance is gaining ground in their efforts to increase justice in the state’s food system. Through the work done within this coalition, young leaders have connected their agricultural and culinary work to critical comprehension of the food system and social change efforts. They have presented at regional food and farming events, and are changing the discussion about what it means to have a “good school lunch”.

The Alliance is expanding their focus to take more tangible steps toward addressing what is meant by the term “food justice”. Young leaders are identifying needs in their communities and planning how to meet them with assets they may not have considered before. They are building their own professional skills and connections to increase their options for employment in a rapidly changing workforce. By improving connections within and between their communities, these young leaders are forging new plans to improve CT’s food system for everyone.

Members of the Alliance

Black Infinity Collective
blackinfinitycollective.org

Common Ground High School
commongroundct.org

Ebony Horsewomen
ebonyhorsewomen.us

Grow Hartford
hartfordfood.org

GROW Windham
growwindham.org

GVI
gogvi.org

Huneebee Project
huneebeeproject.com

Lauren Little Edutainment
laurenlittleedutainment.com

New Britain ROOTS
newbritainroots.org

Nonprofit Accountability Group
NAGHartford

Nourish My Soul
nourishmysoul.org

Solar Youth
solaryouth.org

Summer of Solutions
summerofsolutionshartford

Presentations/Publications

Presentations:

Society for Applied Anthropology presentation can be found here.

National Institute for Food and Agriculture Joint Summer Session presentation can be found here.