FEAST Inc.
FEAST’s mission is to promote wellness and enrich lives through the power of healthy foods and human connection. FEAST stands for “Food, Education, Access, Support, Together,” and was created to help individuals and families struggling with hunger and the effects of living within a broken food system build healthier lives.
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LIVE ·2024 Grants Challenge·🎉 2024 Dodgers Foundation WinnerCommunity Health Workers Combatting LA Food Insecurity
FEAST will leverage the “promotora” - community health promoter - model in an innovative way: to train community leaders in South and Central LA to enhance service delivery of nutrition education and food distribution programs. FEAST will train and hire community members to lead multi-week long FEAST Wellness Programs, which also provide fresh groceries and gift cards. Simultaneously, community-generated training modules will be co-created with dietetic interns of color to promote cultural competency and trauma-informed nutrition education.
PLAY ·2025 Grants ChallengeCultivating a Community Care Hub
FEAST, in partnership with Esperanza Community Housing, will cultivate a “Community Care Hub” at Mercado la Paloma, a vibrant community center located in Historic South Central Los Angeles. Building on our successful food distributions and cooking classes, we will add health screenings and assessments, tenants rights advocacy, mental health services, and help with enrollment to CalFresh/Medical. This project will address food insecurity, health disparities, and social isolation—offering families a safe, culturally affirming space to thrive.
- LIVE ·2024 Grants Challenge·🎉 2024 Dodgers Foundation Winner
Community Health Workers Combatting LA Food Insecurity
FEAST will leverage the “promotora” - community health promoter - model in an innovative way: to train community leaders in South and Central LA to enhance service delivery of nutrition education and food distribution programs. FEAST will train and hire community members to lead multi-week long FEAST Wellness Programs, which also provide fresh groceries and gift cards. Simultaneously, community-generated training modules will be co-created with dietetic interns of color to promote cultural competency and trauma-informed nutrition education.