The Youth Food Justice Network or YFJN was created with the mission to build a shared learning space for youth organizations involved in the food movement. We organize youth-led regional summits and local exchanges to connect and build strong solidarity bonds among food justice organizations that create a just, equitable and fair food system for all.
Connect and build solidarity with other youth-centered organizations in the northeast region
Inspire youth leadership by hosting youth-led workshops and skill-shares
Collaborate and brainstorm solutions to some of the regions most difficult food system issues
Build a regional youth food justice network for all youth organizations invested in the food justice movement
The YFJN is supported by a coordinating committee dedicated to organizing regional summits and pushing the mission of the network forward.
Bedstuy Campaign Against Hunger, New York 2 X Coalition – (NY2X), Philly Urban Creators, BronxWorks, Brotherhood-SisterSol, Friends of the Highline, Make the Road New York, Northeast Brooklyn Development Housing Corporation, Queens Community House, Children’s Aid Society.
“What does my perfect community look like? Well…it’d have all the fresh food , enough resources, and an educational center where people could learn how to stay healthy and take care of our planet so they could pass it on to the next generation.”
