Causes: Agricultural Programs, Food, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, Food Programs, Nutrition

Mission: Hartford Food System's mission is to fight hunger and improve nutrition in our community. The goal is for our community to have a healthy, culturally-responsive, resilient and sustainable food system that meets the needs of all community members. To help make this happen, we implement programs that improve access to nutritious and affordable food, we help consumers make informed food choices, we advocate for a robust and economically sound food system, and we promote responsible food policies at all levels of government.

Target demographics: The primary constituents for our program efforts are low-to-moderate income Hartford residents. Our system-based perspective leads us to pursue different types of activities that touch on a broad range of food system elements to achieve our primary goals of reducing hunger, improving health and nutrition, and encouraging a sustainable and equitable food supply.

Geographic areas served: We work in Hartford, CT, which experiences chronic socio-economic and health challenges, including inconsistent access to affordable healthy food. Among cities with more than 100K people, the city of Hartford has one of the lowest median household income levels in the nation which, at less than $30,000 is not even half that of Hartford County. More than 40% of Hartford's children live in poverty.