by Maura Ackerman | Jun 16, 2023 | Announcements
We are pleased to announce a search for a consultant to lead a To conduct a community-engaged strategic planning process for SOFSA alongside partners to craft a five-year plan for our food policy council to ensure equitable access to healthy, affordable,...
by Ellen Pitstick | May 22, 2023 | Announcements, Reflections
During the 2022-2023 academic year, SOFSA’s Evaluation Intern, Ellen Pitstick, developed a plan to evaluate SOFSA and its impact. Evaluating a food council like SOFSA is important because it allows members and leaders to understand how the network operates, how...
by Maura Ackerman | May 9, 2023 | Announcements
Beginning in fall 2023, SOFSA and our partners will begin a community-driven participatory grantmaking process to support small-scale food justice projects across the city of Syracuse, Onondaga County, and Onondaga Nation. What is Participatory Grantmaking?...
by Alexander Warshal | Apr 6, 2023 | Announcements
Please welcome Camryn Corbett (she/her/hers), our new Special Projects Intern! Camryn has been with the organization since the beginning of February. A Syracuse-area native, Camryn hails from Camillus and is an undergraduate senior at Syracuse University, studying...
by Camryn Corbett | Mar 30, 2023 | Announcements
It is our delight to introduce Alexander Warshal (he/him/his), SOFSA’s new Food Systems Project Coordinator! As Food Systems Project Coordinator, Alexander will focus on topics such as food rescue, farm-to-institution, farmer engagement, and urban agriculture. He is...
by Avalon Gupta VerWiebe | Jan 26, 2023 | Announcements
We are excited to announce that SOFSA has released a Request for Proposals for our 2023 Community Listening Sessions. These Community Listening sessions were piloted last summer in partnership with longtime SOFSA partner organizations, and we are thrilled to continue...
