HI, I’M JOY!
A PASSIONATE BAKER WITH OVER 15 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
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Policy & Coalitions
Our collective impact approach centers coalitions from all sectors to find common grounds on policy priorities and create education and support from policymakers and the general public on issues in our local and regional food system. We convene multi-sector leaders to discuss policy initiatives and conduct research to create data-informed solutions.
Working Groups convene multi-sector stakeholders in regular meetings, creating a collaborative space for partners. These include representatives from institutions, organizations, and communities directly impacted by our efforts. The aim is to foster a dynamic exchange of ideas and strategies to promote the Good Food for All agenda. Partners will coalesce around an action-oriented policy, campaign, or initiative-driven purpose.
Food Leaders Lab (FLL) is a 10-week course that provides training and coaching on food justice, systems change, and community health. Each FLL session explores food system dynamics and case studies from various social movements including anti-hunger and community food security, food sovereignty, and regenerative agriculture.
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The current version of the policy platform of the Los Angeles Food Policy Council is derived from the Good Food for All Agenda (2017). These recommendations were identified through broad stakeholder engagement and feedback including focus groups, key stakeholder interviews, working group input and surveys.
The State of Good Food in Los Angeles: A Decade in Review [previously known as The Food Systems Dashboard (link here)]is a vital resource for assessing the progress, challenges, and opportunities within our regional food system. Covering key areas such as health, affordability, sustainability, fairness, and accessibility, this report offers a data-driven foundation for decision-making and collective action.
We reside, work, and cultivate food
on unceded Indigenous homelands.
We acknowledge and honor the descendants of the Tongva, Kizh, and Gabrieleño peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles Basin and the Southern Channel Islands). We pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.
As part of a greater foodshed, we would also like to pay respect to and honor the Chumash, Tataviam, Serrano, Kitanemuk, ʔíviĨuqaletem, Acjachemen, Payómkawichum, and any other tribal group possibly not mentioned. As a Food Policy Council for Los Angeles we recognize this land acknowledgment is limited and engagement is an ongoing process of learning and accountability. To learn more about these First Nations, visit here.