The EFOD framework grew from a small group of community-based leaders who recognized and supported one another's work from afar, starting with key discussions and alignings in 2011.
We are from culturally-rich and asset-poor communities of color, and see the needs and aspirations of our neighbors persistently ignored or silenced by corporate and political interests. We see a proliferation of "community-development" projects that separate our communities from our power, while commanding precious public resources and benefitting the wealthy and well-connected. One on hand, large-scale, heavily financed projects like chain grocery stores and neighborhood redevelopment threaten our communities. On the other, national corporate non-profits co-opt our work and de-humanize it by removing it from the context of our communities.
Our organizations are working to create community-owned opportunities by investing in the local food system. We are building from legacies of community self-determination and food as an expression of local and cultural pride.
Read more about the origins of the EFOD framework and Collaborative here:
We are from culturally-rich and asset-poor communities of color, and see the needs and aspirations of our neighbors persistently ignored or silenced by corporate and political interests. We see a proliferation of "community-development" projects that separate our communities from our power, while commanding precious public resources and benefitting the wealthy and well-connected. One on hand, large-scale, heavily financed projects like chain grocery stores and neighborhood redevelopment threaten our communities. On the other, national corporate non-profits co-opt our work and de-humanize it by removing it from the context of our communities.
Our organizations are working to create community-owned opportunities by investing in the local food system. We are building from legacies of community self-determination and food as an expression of local and cultural pride.
Read more about the origins of the EFOD framework and Collaborative here:
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Today, EFOD continues to evolve as a term and practice. That evolution is spearheaded by the EFOD Steering Committee, a group of EFOD practitioners and allies around the country. Convened by DAISA Enterprises, the EFOD Steering Committee is a place for practitioners to engage with each other, create a movement-building space, and carry forward the goals and unique practices of EFOD.
Steering Committee members include:
- Community Services Unlimited (Los Angeles, CA)
- La Mujer Obrera (El Paso, TX)
- Mandela Partners (Oakland, CA)
- Inclusive Action for the City (Los Angeles, CA)
- Planting Justice (Oakland, CA)
- Sankofa Community Development Corporation (New Orleans, LA)
- Communities in Partnership (Durham, NC)
- Green Rural Redevelopment Organization (Henderson, NC)
- La Semilla Food Center (Anthony, NM)
- Ecotrust*
- Self-Help Federal Credit Union*
- The Wallace Center at Winrock International*
- Kitchen Table Advisors*
- Conscious Capital Investment Enterprises*
* Non-voting ally members representing national or regional support organizations
