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What We Do
We create immediate community impact and long-term systems change.
Fair Food Network is a national nonprofit and investor focused on growing community health, wealth, and resilience through food. We transform how resources flow through the food economy, driving a fairer and more resilient future. Through policy advocacy, partnerships, and investments in local food economies, we’re building a world where everyone has access to healthy choices, economic opportunity, and resilient food and agriculture for us all.
It all starts with food.
We focus on three interconnected impact areas, each of which starts with food:
1. We believe that everyone should have access to affordable, healthy food, so we work to ensure it's a choice that's within reach for all.
2. We know that farmers and local food businesses are engines for positive change, so we support and invest in their success.
3. We know that ecological resilience is an integral part of community health and wealth, so we champion food-based approaches to environmental stewardship.
Our Approach
Our approach is designed to create immediate community impact and long-term systems change. Three key strategies inform everything we do:
Financial Investing
We invest in local food organizations and businesses that provide their communities with nourishment, economic opportunity, and environmental stewardship.
Capacity-Building
We build collaborative relationships that strengthen our collective capacity and impact.
Policy Advocacy
We champion policies that bring proven, restorative solutions to scale across the United States.
Our Work
We transform how resources flow through the food economy for a more fair and resilient future. Our efforts are currently focused in two core programs: nutrition incentives and impact investing.
Nutrition Incentives
We build and support nutrition incentives that expand healthy food choices and spark economic opportunity.
SNAP (formerly known as food stamps) is the largest federal investment in our food and farming systems; the program distributes more than $80 billion dollars a year. We work to ensure that those dollars provide fresh, locally grown food options for communities across the country.
Impact Investing
We support the success of food entrepreneurs by providing catalytic capital and comprehensive business services. Our investments prioritize individuals who are often overlooked by traditional investors, especially those from communities historically impacted by systemic inequities. Together, we’re working to build a more inclusive economy.
