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Apply To Be on Pittsburgh’s Food Justice Fund Governance Committee

The fund will “build food sovereignty and end food apartheid."

Apply To Be on Pittsburgh’s Food Justice Fund Governance Committee

If you have knowledge of food systems, lived experience, or community connections, you could be a great fit for the city's new Food Justice Fund Governance Committee.

City Council established the fund in July 2023 to “build food sovereignty and end food apartheid in their neighborhoods.” The nine-person committee will include seven community members, one person from Mayor Ed Gainey’s staff, and another from City Council’s staff.

Supported by federal American Rescue Plan money, the fund will focus on neighborhoods most in need. The city is determining those areas by using census data and the Healthy Food Priority Access Areas, which shows rates of diabetes and obesity in relation to food access.

Applications are open through March 17.