Kc Healthy Kids

THE COALITION WILL CONDUCT THE ENVISIONING A COLLABORATIVE KANSAS CITY FOOD SHED INITIATIVE, LED BY KEYPARTNERS KC HEALTHY KIDS (KCHK), MID-AMERICA REGIONAL COUNCIL (MARC), GROUNDWORK, AND NEW GROWTH,AND INFORMED BY A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE ARRAY OF COLLABORATORS AND STAKEHOLDERS, LOCATED THROUGHOUT AGEOGRAPHICALLY AND DEMOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE FOOD SHED REGION COMPRISED OF EIGHT (8) COUNTIES: ALLEN,DOUGLAS, WYANDOTTE, LEAVENWORTH IN KANSAS; AND CASS, JACKSON, LAFAYETTE, AND ST. CLAIR IN MISSOURI. BYCONDUCTING A FOOD ACCESS POLICY EQUITY ASSESSMENT AND CONTINUOUS, ROBUST ENGAGEMENT OF STAKEHOLDERSAT EACH LEVEL OF THE GROWTH TO CONSUMPTION PROCESS, THE COALITION EXPECTS TO SIGNIFICANTLY STRENGTHEN THEMID-TIER VALUE CHAIN AND FORM A STRATEGY FOR POLICY CHANGE THROUGH MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES ANDCORRESPONDING ACTIVITIES. THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. CONVENE IMPACTED STAKEHOLDERS TOBUILD CONNECTIONS, COLLABORATION, AND SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF THE CURRENT FOOD SYSTEM AND ESTABLISH ACOLLECTIVE VISION FOR A RESILIENT, EQUITABLE FOOD SYSTEM. 2: CONDUCT AN EQUITY-BASED FOOD SYSTEMASSESSMENT TO UNDERSTAND A) GAPS AND INEQUITIES IN THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM FOR BI-STATE KANSAS CITY, ANDB) ASSETS AND OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING AN INVENTORY OF FOOD SYSTEM ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR EFFORTS, AS WELLAS ASSOCIATED IMPACTS, GAPS, OR DUPLICATIONS. 3: SYNTHESIZE FINDINGS AND COLLECTIVE VISION INTORECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTION PLANNING FOR BUILDING A COOPERATIVE, RESILIENT, AND EQUITABLE FOOD SYSTEM.