New Orleans Food Policy Action Council

The New Orleans Food Policy Council (NO FPC) is the flagship council of the statewide initiative, Louisiana Food Policy Council (LaFPC), and the official advisory body on matters of food and agriculture for the New Orleans City Council. 

Founded in 2008 and operationalized in 2020, New Orleans FPC convenes non-profit organizations, businesses and individuals to shape public policy to improve equity, opportunity, and collaboration across all aspects of our local food system. Our work includes educational programming, Farm to Early Care Education, technical assistance for food advocacy, direct lobbying, and grassroots advocacy.

We envision a sustainable, culturally appropriate food system that enables all New Orleanians to live healthier, more resilient lives.

WHAT WE DO

• Connect farmers to our littlest learners, ensuring 0 to 5 years olds have access to fresh, healthy, local food

• Advocate for equitable food policy at a local, state and national level

• Communicate policy changes and shifts to the wider New Orleans community

• Provide technical assistance to groups who want to work on food policy at the local and state-level. 

• Facilitate a network and community of food organizations, businesses, producers, and policy makers to ensure communication, growth and efficiency in the food system.

• Provide direct assistance with federal food access programs such as SNAP and DSNAP to community members

• Evaluate the local programs and policies within the food system

Why Your help matters

• 1 in 4 New Orleanians lack reliable access to healthy food
• Approximately 61,000-62,000 people across New orleans face food insecurity
• 16% of Orleans Parish residents have low access to grocery stores
• Food insecurity rates in New Orleans exceed the national average
• The average cost of a meal in the us in $3.99. in contrast, the average cost of a meal in new orleans is $4.59
• 21.6% of new orleans residents receive snap benefits or food assistance programs of new orleans residents, 48.6% eat fruit less than 1 time a day and 25.6% eat vegetables less than 1 time a day