Monadnock Food Access Alliance
Mission
We aim to improve community health by ensuring access to nutritious, affordable food, promoting healthy eating habits, and addressing the root causes of food insecurity through education and policy advocacy
Who we are
Since 2018, the Monadnock Food Access Alliance (Alliance) one of MFCC’s four work groups, leads the Food Access Community Health Improvement Plan of the Healthy Monadnock Alliance. The Alliance brings together food access experts in monthly meetings to identify and address gaps in current nutrition programming throughout the region.
What we do
Beginning with the implementation of the Monadnock Region Food Access Plan (Food Access Plan) with help from the Southwest Region Planning Commission, the Alliance developed a “baseline of hunger” in our region, and co-designed ten projects (The Monadnock Food Access Plan) with households with lived experience of hunger and other community members, to address these gaps.
Annually, the “Plan” is updated by Alliance work group members to streamline outcomes and to adapt to new and developing changes affecting access to food and federal nutrition programs.
Our Projects
2021 Monadnock Region Food Access Analysis
Commodity Food Cookbook
Starting in Spring 2021, the Alliance hired SW Region Planning Commission to implement a comprehensive nutrition program gap and asset analysis, and generate a baseline for the experience of hunger in the region. The 2021 Monadnock Region Food Access Analysis (Analysis) includes the findings. The Alliance used report key findings to develop a “Food Access Plan” that fills identified gaps in programs and services and outlines funding opportunities.
Soup is a SNAP Events
Partners
Monadnock Farm and Community Coalition is a 140-member organization who come together regularly in quarterly forums and in working groups to build a robust, effective, equitable, and sustainable local food system throughout the Monadnock Region in alignment with the Healthy Monadnock strategy to increase healthy eating.
The Healthy Monadnock Alliance is a regional partnership of community leaders representing municipalities, schools, businesses, nonprofits, coalitions, faith, and civic groups. As an alliance, we are dedicated to creating a compassionate community, where health equity and emerging community needs are at the forefront.
Our mission is rooted in the belief that no one should have to choose between basic necessities and nourishment. With compassion at our core, we strive to create a welcoming environment where individuals and families can access nutritious meals and essential resources. Whether you’re visiting us for the first time or relying on our services more than ever before, we are committed to providing support, understanding, and a sense of community in the Monadnock Region.
MUCH is a coalition of members who share a vision that no child should go hungry in the Monadnock region.
Contact us
Alliance co-leaders:
Roe-Ann Tasoulas, MFCC
Sarah Harpster, NH Hunger Solutionssharpster@nhhungersolutions.org
603.225.2264
100 N Main Street, Suite 400, Concord, NH 03301