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Empowering North Carolina Communities: The ARPA Advocacy Academy Initiative

February 16, 2023

Learn about eight food councils and community groups engaging in this program and their ideas for ARPA funding opportunities.

“Intentionally Less Intentional” One NC Food Council’s Effort to Build Community

January 19, 2023

These leading insights came from facilitated conversations with different identity groups during the COVID-19 pandemic. They shared their reflections on the food system, their communities, and what could be different.

Food Councils Fund Each Other

November 21, 2022

To practice equity, and build relationships, knowledge, and accountability, eleven food councils came together to deeply learn about issues, give critical feedback on, and distribute funding for each other’s work through the 2022 Shared Gifting participatory grantmaking.