Advocacy
While 15% of people in Denver experience food insecurity everyday, community agencies simply don’t have the funding to get food out to our community. In the last few years, Coalition Members have identified advocacy for funding as a top priority.
Food Justice Fund
Our partners have made it clear that advocacy is one of their top priorities. Demand for food access has continued at an all time high, while funding is all but gone. We organized a Food Justice Fund advocacy campaign in 2023 and 2024. Our letter to Denver elected officials was signed by over 600 residents and 65 community agencies. City Council unanimously supported the funding twice, however, Mayor Johnson did not allocate funding in the Denver budget. He did, on the other hand, direct DDPHE to investigate the proposal in 2025.
This year, we will continue on our Advocacy Campaign and reach higher as we investigate methods of funding this critical work.