New members will help distribute $12 to $16 million annually to organizations that ensure all Denver kids have access to healthy food.
Commission, which is responsible for distributing $12 to $16 million received annually to nonprofits, public schools and city agencies. Its mission is to financially support any organization that serves its vision: to ensure that “all Denver kids have reliable access to nutritious and culturally diverse food and food education that helps them grow, learn, and thrive for life.”
The thirteen-person HFDK commission is made up of three members of the mayor's cabinet, two members of Denver City Council, four residents, and four representatives of citywide organizations engaged in food-related activities. The last two categories are volunteer-citizens with experience or interest in having a vote in where Denver taxpayer money would be most effective in improving healthy food access for the city's youth.
“We’re looking for the proposed programming [to be] community-informed. Is there evidence that the community wants, needs, has requested the type of programming the organization is proposing?” explains Lauren Howe, HFDK program administrator.
Slow Food Denver, which aims to promote a sustainable, local and ethical food culture, also receives HFDK funding.She also emphasizes that the commission evaluates equality and equity considerations, looking at geographic reach, race and ethnicity or targeted groups, language and cultural inclusivity and more.
Evaluation is taken seriously, as HFDK is in charge of some serious funding. The average annual grant is $250,000 to $300,000 and has been used to provide healthy meals and snacks, stock school food pantries, support mobile food markets and hire promotoras .
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