HOPE (Health for Oakland’s People and Environment) Collaborative was formed through an invitation from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation’s Food and Fitness Collaborative initiative in 2007. Their work is shaped by the belief that community leadership and ownership are critical to the success of policy and systems change efforts. HOPE has worked with the City of Oakland to seed the Oakland Food Policy Council, which has now grown and recently passed progressive urban agriculture policies, making it easier for Oakland residents to grow and sell food. They have launched a Healthy Corner Store Project, which supports small stores in East and West Oakland to carry healthier foods, and are currently working with the Alameda County Public Health Department to create a healthy retail certification program. HOPE developed a Food Justice Curriculum, which has been implemented in multiple community venues as a way to raise awareness about food issues and engage more Oakland residents in the food movement, and a business model called “Last Mile Foods” which will bring healthy, locally made foods to community sites.

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