oregon food bank: fighting the root causes of hunger
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Fighting the Root Causes of Hunger:
Urban and Small Farms ConferenceNovember 8, 2014
Community Food Systemsat Oregon Food Bank
Emily Becker, Community Food Systems National Outreach Coordinator, Oregon Food Bank
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What is Oregon Food Bank?• Since 1982, leads fight against hunger • Throughout Oregon and Clark County • Collecting and distributing food
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What is Oregon Food Bank?• Leads statewide efforts to eliminate
the root causes of hunger through- Advocacy- Nutrition Education- Garden Education- Community Food Systems
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What is a Community Food System?
http://fysophunger.wordpress.com/vision-food-systems/
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VISION: We envision communities across Oregon and SW Washington where citizens are empowered and actively engaged across sectors to attain personal and community food security.
Three approaches:• Community FEAST• RARE Community Food Assessment
Partnership • Food Systems Networking
Oregon Food Bank Community
Food Systems
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Why does the Food Bank do this work?• Helps to accomplish our mission: To end hunger and its
root causes, because no one should be hungry• Opportunity to engage community in a new and
different way• Finished assessment provides community a road map for
action• Make sure voices of food insecure people are heard in
the community food systems movement• Upstream/long-term solutions are needed to end
hunger!
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What happens at a ?
• Stories are shared from the local food system.
• Themes and solutions from other communities are shared.
• Local themes and solutions are identified and priorities are set.
• Work groups are established and Organizing Plans created.
Community driven FEAST outcomes have included:• New farmers’ markets • Increased SNAP & WIC acceptance• New/Expanded community gardens • New donors for food banks• Additional Nutrition/Gardening Education events
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• FEAST was developed as a response to the need to help communities move to action around community food systems work.
• These events are organized by a local leadership team and feature local organizations
• A FEAST convenes a conversation that leads to a self-determined organizing plan for food systems work in the community
• Currently, OFB staff serve as facilitators, provide suggestions, feedback and support, but do not direct the outcomes.
About the FEAST model
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IMPACT • 70 events to date engaging over 2000 people
• Replicable model- being implemented in 7 states beyond Oregon
• Shown to increase community connections among participants
• 30+% of participants are food producers
• Program nationally recognized by Feeding America’s 2013 Innovation AwardsFEAST engages a broad spectrum of the community to
create self-determined organizing plans.
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COMMUNITY FOOD ASSESSMENTS
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WHY DO WE DO COMMUNITY FOOD
ASSESSMENT?Our qualitative approach:
• Builds community in the process
• Reflects local food system realities through the lens of the local community
• Informs grassroots actions in communities, acting as a guide for local organizations
CFAs have identified: • Improvements to local food systems
that can be made by current community groups, with existing resources
• Ways to strengthen emergency food services in Oregon’s rural communities
• Policy solutions and other actions that can improve local food systems and reduce food insecurity
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Complete • In-Progress • Planned 14-15
• Increase Healthy Food Access• Promote small &
medium size growers• Build Food Literacy• Community Food
Organizing
CFA RECOMMENDATIONS COMMON ACROSS REGIONS:
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• Supporting CFS Organizations• Convening Partners & Players• Playing a leading role in local, regional & national
food movements• FEAST Leadership Network, Quarterly webinars• Advising funders & policymakers
Networking & Leading the Movement
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Closing the Hunger Gap Network & Conference
Closing the Hunger Gap is a network of food banks, anti-hunger advocates, and food justice activists from across North America working to strengthen community food systems .
National Conference• Food banks, farms, and
organizations focused on health, education, and food justice
• Sept 13 – 16 in Portland, Oregon• http://thehungergap.org
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Emily BeckerCommunity Food System National
Outreach Coordinator503-575-2104
http://thehungergap