Food Empowerment Project
Food justice, veganism, animal rights | |
Headquarters | San Jose, California |
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Website | foodispower |
Food Empowerment Project (F.E.P.) is a volunteer-based non-profit organization focused on
Organization and mission
The organization is composed of a team of activists from various
Reports
In April 2008, the Food Empowerment Project supported California Senate Bill 1443 which would require that a written contract between a retail food facility and a purchaser include an option that allows the purchaser to direct the facility to donate leftover food to a non-profit food bank or provide it to the purchaser.[8]
In March 2009 the F.E.P. began surveying supermarkets, convenience stores and other retail businesses that sell food in Santa Clara County. The resulting 2010 report, "Shining a Light on the Valley of Heart's Delight",[9] found that higher-income areas had more than twice as many large supermarkets per capita than lower-income areas, while lower-income communities have nearly twice as many liquor stores and 50 percent more markets that sell an abundance of meat products. Neither of these latter store types offers a variety of healthy food options, like fresh fruits and vegetables.
Campaigns
F.E.P.'s first corporate campaign targeted
F.E.P. holds an annual school supply drive for the children of farm workers.[14]
Accolades
F.E.P. received the 2012 Top-Rated Award from GreatNonprofits.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "About F.E.P." Food Empowerment Project. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ a b Williams, Dave (November 30, 2012). "A staunch advocate for food empowerment". The Community Voice. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ Lagally, Christie (March 8, 2016). "Food Empowerment Project comes to Seattle". Queen Anne & Magnolia News. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ "F.E.P.'s Board and Advisors". Food Empowerment Project. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ "Public health enemy". September 3, 2007. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2017 – via LA Times.
- ^ "F.E.P.'s Chocolate List - Food Empowerment Project". FoodIsPower.org. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
- ^ Hartglass, Caryn (May 20, 2014). "lauren Ornelas, Food Empowerment Project". Responsible Eating and Living. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ "California Senate Bill 1443, retrieved on June 22, 2008". ca.gov. Archived from the original on January 12, 2009. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
- ^ Shining a Light on the Valley of Heart's Delight
- ^ Letter to Clif Bar, May 31, 2011, FoodIsPower.org.
- ^ "F.E.P. Alert March 20, 2012: Encourage Clif to raise the bar on child slavery!". Food Empowerment Project. 20 March 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ Humphrey Hawksley (May 4, 2001). "BBC News - AFRICA - Ivory Coast accuses chocolate companies". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
- ^ "Food Empowerment Project Announces Clif Bar Campaign Victory - Food Empowerment Project". FoodIsPower.org. 2 December 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
- ^ "The T.O.F.U. Grant: Round Six". T.O.F.U. Magazine. August 5, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2016.