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21 <br /> 1 Slide #3 <br /> 2 2018 Work Plan Progress Report <br /> 4 The 2018 work plan was designed to be a living document.This plan was shared with all <br /> elected boards during the process to approve the MOU to create a Food Council <br /> 5 Coordinator position.Any changes made to the Food Council's work plan and/or the <br /> 6 Coordinator's scope of work have been approved by the County Manager and the <br /> ,7 Council's Executive Committee. <br /> 8 * Progress made in all identified priority areas <br /> 9 t Changes to actions came through collaboration with <br /> 10 nonprofit agencies,community members,food system <br /> 11 stakeholders,and countyltown departments <br /> 12 ,t Moved towards centering racial equity and lived experience <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Slide #4 <br /> 15 Facilitated partnershipswithOCS,UNC,local childcare centers, <br /> 16 and Farmer Food share to increase localfoods in schools <br /> 17 � Created a Community Food Resource Guide available in multiple <br /> 18 languages <br /> 19 Facilitated Social7uOice &Racial Equityworksltops <br /> 20 Met with food service providers to share &develop best practices <br /> for a justice approach to addressing hunger <br /> 21 —i Presented a `State ofFood Security'report at the County <br /> 22 Commissioner annual retreat;continunig to work with countyand <br /> 23 town staffand comaiunity partners to better understand the <br /> 24 challenges and opportunities for addressing hunger <br /> 25 <br /> 26 Commissioner Greene asked if Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS)were <br /> 27 included in the School partnerships. <br /> 28 Ashley Heger said CHCCS is a little unique because it does not have in house child <br /> 29 nutrition services, but Orange County Schools do. She said CHCCS currently contracts out its <br /> 30 Nutrition programs, and the contract was just renewed for the next year. <br /> 31 Commissioner Greene asked if Ashley Heger could elaborate on the difference between <br /> 32 Charity approach and Justice approach. <br /> 33 Ashley Heger said a Charity approach means that those who sit in the seats of power <br /> 34 determine what services are needed, as opposed to the Justice approach, which involves, and <br /> 35 values input, from those who are actually receiving the services. She said the Charity model is <br /> 36 necessary, but involving stakeholders is essential, and the desire is to move along the spectrum <br /> 37 towards greater involvement of those receiving services, such as through surveys or board <br /> 38 participation. <br /> 39 Commissioner Greene asked if the Food Council is following the Justice approach. <br /> 40 Ashley Heger said yes, the Food Council is trying to do so, and lead by example for <br /> 41 other food organizations. She said many organizations are doing this well, and the Food <br /> 42 Council can learn from them. She resumed the presentation: <br /> 43 <br /> 44 Slide #5 <br /> 45 <br /> 46 i Created educational infographic to show relationship between <br /> 47 food security.affordabte housing-and systemic racism <br /> � Facilitated re laIionships to red tic e food waste iii schools and with <br /> 48 to cat food businesses <br /> 49 rt Lead the development ofa regional food eouu6l collaborative <br /> 50 4 Su pporred the developmenr ofSOP's at a state levelfor reducing <br /> food.caste and increasmir safe food recovery practices <br /> —� Creased an AgriculturalTrust Fit ad proposa1.couducted a racial <br /> equity assesament,aad Ira nsitioned this effort into the creation of <br /> au Ora uge Couniy Black Farmers think[auk <br /> —> Coord inate weekly turned m oathly food system calls for Covid <br /> related efforts <br />