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Deadline Extended! KC Health Kids Seeks Policy & Planning Associate/Coalition Coordinator

KC Healthy Kids seeks an energetic and committed individual to advance Kansas statewide a

KC Healthy Kids Seeks Executive Administrative Coordinator

KC Healthy Kids is seeking a seasoned executive administrative coordinator to assist with development and growth of t

Room 39: Good as Gold in Food Policy Coalition's New Local Purchasing Program

Room 39 Entrance
Photo courtesy of Room 39

Kansas City local food restaurant adds sustainable kitchen practices; affirms link between giving

Children’s Mercy Hospital Recognized for Food Sustainability Efforts

Pictured left to right: Terry Cline, Quality Control Coordinator and CSA Administrator; Stephen Taylor, Intern from the University of Missouri; Ralph Gomez, Retail Manager

Major children’s healthcare provider builds on healthy food initiatives at its two campuses.

Meet Our Partners: Communities Creating Opportunity (CCO)

Communities Creating Opportunity (CCO) has transformed lives in our community for more than 35 years.

Emily Miller Named Policy and Advocy Associate

Emily Miller has joined KC Healthy Kids as the organization’s Policy and Advocacy Associate.

Water Access An Issue For Many Urban Gardeners

Many groups working to improve water access for urban gardeners and farmers.

Meet Our Partners: Mid-America Regional Council (MARC)

MARC focused on food policy and urban agriculture issues in its fifth episode of Imagine KC¸ which featured some of the gardens maintained by the New Roots for Refugees project in Kansas City, Kan.

The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) is a nonprofit association of city and county governments and the metropolita

Meet Our Partners: SoSA West

SoSA West partners with growers to help feed the hungry.

Meet Our Partners: Cultivate KC

Cultivate Kansas City believes that urban farming is fundamental.

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INSTITUTIONS

Our goal is to increase institutional purchasing of locally grown foods in order to support improved access to fresh and nutritious locally produced foods and enhance economic development of our region.

Improving Access

1 In 7 of Kansas City Metro residents don’t have enough to eat. Food insecurity is detrimental to our health, economy, and community. Our goal is to increase the availability and affordability of healthy, safe, and local food to everyone in the region.

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