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Field Reports

Community Advocates: An Approach to Constituent Engagement in Local Food Policy and Activism in the District of Columbia

Funke Aderonmu, Emerson Fellow
Published 2018

Washington, DC

An Approach to Constituent Engagement in Local Food Policy Activism in the District of Columbia details findings from the Community Advocates program which equips DC residents who have lived experience of food insecurity with advocacy training to push for more equitable food polices at the local level. The report provides insights on the program’s impact on participants and the greater food policy landscape, as well as strategies for program improvement and development moving forwar

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Publication tags: Field Reports - Community Food Assessments, Food Access - Urban Communities

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Funke Aderonmu

Emerson Fellow

Funke Aderonmu is a recent graduate of the University of California, Davis with degrees in economics and international relations. While in college, she developed a strong commitment to social justice and public service. Funke volunteered with Freedom from Hunger, a non-profit working to deliver innovative solutions to poverty, and the Innovation Institute for Food and Heath working on issues of food security in her surrounding community. Funke is interested in public policy and served as a national delegate to the 2016 Public Policy and International Affairs Conference at Indiana University-Bloomington. She is an avid lover of dance, storytelling, and podcasts.

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