Boston Food Access Council meeting
The Boston Food Access Council will meet on September 13 at 6 p.m.
The public can offer testimony.
Discussion Topics
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MEETING GOALS
- Learn about opportunities to align the BFAC strategy with Imagine Boston 2030
- Receive BFAC input on Share Our Strength Food Summit proposal
- Provide updates on an advocacy issue relevant to BFAC work: Public Charge
- Provide updates on BFAC Working Group activities
- Receive constituent input
- Welcome and Introductions: 6 - 6:05 p.m.
- Imagine Boston 2030 with Natalia Urtubey and Discussion of Boston Food Summit: 6:05 - 6:50 p.m.
- BFAC Advocacy Update and Public Charge Discussion with André Lima: 6:50 - 7:15 p.m.
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Brief Updates from BFAC Working Groups: 7:15 - 7:45 p.m.
Progress updates for:
- Working Group 1: Improve food access in underserved communities through economic development and community wealth building initiatives.
- Working Group 2: Improve food access in under resourced communities by making more vacant land accessible and usable for cultivation by local residents interested to pursue community gardening and commercial urban agriculture.
- Working Group 3: Strengthen and expand nutrition assistance resources that support Bostonians to access the food they need and want.
- Public Comments and Questions: 7:45 - 7:55 p.m.
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Announcements and Closing Remarks 7:55p-8:00p
- Next Steps
- Dates for future meetings
- Thursday, December 13, 2018: 6 - 8 p.m., Location: 1481 Tremont Street, 2nd Floor Conference Room, Boston, MA 02120
- Thursday, March 14, 2019: 6 - 8 p.m., Location: 1481 Tremont Street, 2nd Floor Conference Room, Boston, MA 02120