Who We Are
Who We Are
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We are a coalition of over 350 community leaders, parents, food workers, farmers, food businesses, food pantries, local government, healthcare providers, nonprofits, schools, and more who work together to create positive change in our local food system.
How it all started
How it all started
Our organization was started in 2015 by Jefferson County Public Health to create a coalition to develop policy changes around child nutrition programs. Over the next seven years, JCFPC hosted events and trainings and built a network of collaborative organizations.
In 2022, we became our own community organization and are now fiscally-sponsored by Trailhead Institute. We have a structure of community leadership and a focus on grassroots advocacy for food systems change. Our policy platform brings together the issues our members are facing across the local food system. JCFPC members lead advocacy coalitions and workgroups to address these issues and create positive changes.
In 2022, we became our own community organization and are now fiscally-sponsored by Trailhead Institute. We have a structure of community leadership and a focus on grassroots advocacy for food systems change. Our policy platform brings together the issues our members are facing across the local food system. JCFPC members lead advocacy coalitions and workgroups to address these issues and create positive changes.
Our Impact
Our Impact
Equitable and family-focused school food
School food has been a priority of our members since our inception. In 2022 and 2025, we advocated for the statewide ballot measure, Healthy School Meals for All, through door-to-door conversations with voters. Colorado voted yes! Now, all students in Jeffco Public Schools will have free lunches and additional funding for local ingredients and scratch cooking.
We also led a school food pilot in which Latine families implemented their vision for school meals, including 15 cultural family recipes made from scratch with local ingredients served daily in three schools. Now, two of those recipes representing Venezuelan and Mexican cultures are served across 150+ schools.
Implementing racial equity in policy
- JCFPC Racial Equity Workgroup members created a Racial Equity Policy Toolkit, released in 2022. The toolkit results in quantitative and qualitative analysis of the policies impact on racial equity in the food system.
- We used the toolkit to review a state bill that created a grant program for small retailers and farmers, then shared our analysis with the Colorado Department of Agriculture. This resulted in a meeting between JCFPC members and the program director to discuss how implementation of the grant can promote racial equity.
Building leadership within the community
- JCFPC hosts regular training opportunities on leadership, advocacy, racial equity, and more. Since 2022, we have trained over 60 members to build their ability to lead our grassroots advocacy coalitions.
- These trainings have resulted in major shifts in mindset about sharing power with community, confidence of members to be leaders, and commitment to collaboration to create positive change in our food system.
Meet the Team
Meet the Team
Hallie Nelson (she/ella)Director
Javier Alvarado Vega (he/el)Community Organizer
Anemone Salome (they/them)Community Organizer
Our Partners
Our Partners
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