Southwest Food Coalition

Bringing together leaders working toward food justice in Southwest Denver.

Southwest Denver metro has dozens of agencies and groups who work to address hunger needs in our communities. In 2020, demand for food skyrocketed and these agencies scrambled to keep up while adjusting for Covid safety precautions. Suddenly there was funding, fresh food, and resources but the existing large-scale systemic issues prevented an effective and equitable distribution of food. We were forced to reflect on our food systems, food sovereignty, food equity, and food apartheid.

Many solutions have been suggested but it became apparent that we can only be successful with support from a network of providers and with community involvement. Food insecurity and sovereignty is a community issue that demands a community solution. We are working at a hyper local level because we share demographics and geographics and seek support from our regional partners.

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Our Purpose

Collaboration

Create a truly collaborative team of food champions in Southwest Metro Denver.

Action

Take action to address food insecurity and food sovereignty at a hyper local level with support from regional partners.

Our Actions

Create a community advisory board to guide and inform the work.
Build and maintain working relationships between agencies in the food ecosystems in SW Denver and South East Jefferson County.
Create a space where food orgs can learn, grown, and receive support.
Coordinate resource sharing.
Address storage and transportation needs.
Address short term needs while planning for long term systemic change.