Southcoast Food Policy Council News

On July 7, 2022, we held our SFPC quarterly meeting and the focus was Legislative Advocacy Training. Working with Rebecca Miller from the MA Food System Collaborative, participants learned how to become confident advocates for a healthy, inclusive, local food system.

Working collaboratively with other state NGOs, we have had some successes this year in our advocacy efforts.

One of the many priorities the Southcoast Food Policy Council (SFPC) identified to work on through our strategic planning process was the SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) Gap.

The Southcoast Food Policy Council (SFPC) accomplished much this month. We hosted our second quarterly meeting for SFPC Members-at-Large on April 14, began meeting with our SFPC Working Groups, and recruited and met with three Food Equity Advisors.

Last month, the SFPC Community Advisory Board (CAB) completed our community-driven strategic planning process that will help set and define the Council's work in the upcoming year.

To create a food policy council rooted in equity and inclusion, we partnered with the YWCA of Southeastern MA to develop a Food Equity Training that will be used as a guide and resource for our CAB and SFPC members-at-large.

This November, in recognition of Native American Heritage Month, we highlight the Land Acknowledgments in the Food System that are incorporated into the 2021 Food System Assessment Report that was recently released.