Community Learning Project for Food Justice (CLP)

Community Learning Project for Food Justice

Geographic Scope: United States (multi-regional)

Focus Areas:

• Food justice and food sovereignty
• Capacity building for community-based food projects
• Peer-to-peer learning and knowledge sharing
• Community organizing and grassroots networks

Program Description:
The Community Learning Project for Food Justice (CLP) works to support, connect, and grow a peer-to-peer grassroots, shared-learning community. The program matches mentoring partners for a year of relationship building, knowledge and skill sharing, and networking.

Key Activities:

• Regional gatherings
• Facilitated distance learning
• Customized site visits
• Peer consultation for developing programs and initiatives
• Technical assistance and skill sharing between partner organizations

Goals:

• Build and support communities of practice to facilitate learning, innovation, leadership and strong networks in the food justice movement
• Build infrastructure and capacity for community-based projects in the food justice movement

Benefits to Participating Organizations:

• Gain practical skills and relevant resources from current practitioners
• Engage in sustained peer training and technical assistance resulting in tangible project improvements and increased resources
• Experience and learn from impactful projects and leaders in the food justice movement through experiential site visits, regional gatherings, and facilitated distance learning
• Receive training and technical assistance from WhyHunger and partnering capacity building organizations

Funding Provided:

• General stipend to offset overhead costs of participation
• Travel expenses to conduct site visits and attend regional/national gatherings covered by WhyHunger

Application Process

No specific application details provided in source material. Contact WhyHunger directly for current application information and availability.

Contact: Lorrie Clevenger at [email protected]