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Project Title

Building Healthy Communities Conference Scholarship

Grant Amount

$2,520

Priority Area

Other

Date Awarded

October 6, 2017

Region

NYC

Statewide

Status

Closed

Website

https://www.cityharvest.org/

In a state as large as New York, a steady stream of smart, innovative work is coming from NYHealth grantees and non-grantees alike that is relevant to NYHealth’s priority areas of Building Healthy Communities and Empowering Health Care Consumers and its focus area on Veterans’ Health.

These organizations should be elevating their work and informing key stakeholders at regional, statewide, and national conferences, meetings, and other convenings. Yet, because of a lack of resources, they are often unable to do so. To address this issue, NYHealth awarded grants through its Sponsoring Conference Participation in Support of Healthy Communities, Consumer Empowerment, and Veterans’ Health Request for Proposals (RFP). Through this RFP, NYHealth sponsored low-resource organizations to attend and present at local, State, and national conferences related to these areas. In 2017, NYHealth awarded City Harvest a grant to participate in this initiative as part of its efforts to support healthy communities.

With NYHealth funding, two staff members from City Harvest attended the 2017 Closing the Hunger Gap Conference. The staff members also facilitated a workshop, “Rezoning, Gentrification, Displacement, and Other Root Causes of Food Insecurity.” The workshop examined the issues that lead to and exacerbate food insecurity and hunger in New York City, as well as how food justice organizations and communities can work together to address food insecurity. The staff members were able to share their perspectives on the important role of community gardens in organizing and coalition building.

View a complete list of conference participation grantees.