FoodChange is addressing the issue of long-term health and obesity in this country by making nutrition a priority for all New Yorkers. We use education, direct service and advocacy to change the way people eat.

Educate people about whole foods and nutritious eating
FoodChange educates a broad range of constituencies - including school children, parents, community organizations and government agencies - about the importance of whole foods and nutritious eating. FoodChange raises awareness about the necessary scope of change, the possibilities that exist to gain access to nutritious foods and how these possibilities can become a reality for all New Yorkers through its CookShop and Vegetable of the Month programs and the SchoolFood Plus initiative.

Alter the landscape of available and acceptable food options
Unhealthy eating choices abound in our neighborhoods and schools and there is a dearth of supermarkets with well-stocked produce departments, particularly in low-income neighborhoods. FoodChange aims to alter the food landscape in New York by advocating for alternatives to fast food, generating a groundswell of demand for higher standards of food and connecting local farms with underserved city communities through our Harlem S.O.U.L. Food Project.

Change the way people eat
FoodChange works to fundamentally change the way that people eat, by focusing them towards whole foods, local agriculture and away from highly processed, high-fat foods that lead to obesity and related diseases. FoodChange takes a multi-tiered approach: Educating children, parents, schools and communities about healthy eating using a "learn by doing" approach in our CookShop program; changing the buying practices of institutions that serve food in various capacities as part of the SchoolFood Plus initiative; supporting local and regional farmers to create a mutually beneficial relationship as part of the Harlem S.O.U.L Food Project; and contributing to the national dialogue on the health and obesity crisis among our children and in low-income communities.