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Category: COVID-19
Food for the Spirit Helps to Convene the Juneteenth Ag Pavilion
Food for the Spirit helps to convene Buffalo's Juneteenth Agricultural Pavilion.
Seeding Resilience; A Coordinated Response to Food Security During COVID-19
"Seeding Resilience’s rapid yet deliberate response is made possible due to pre-existing networks in the community, such as the Buffalo Food Equity Network (BFEN), a movement of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)." - Dr. Samina Raja, PhD In 2020, a coalition of over 160 individuals and organizations came together through weekly meetings and … Continue reading Seeding Resilience; A Coordinated Response to Food Security During COVID-19
Our Black Girl’s Retreat in 2020
In 2020, eight women from Food for the Spirit's Buffalo Food Equity Network came together for a socially-distanced Black Girls' Retreat in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State.