GREATER NEWARK CONSERVANCY INC

In 2023 the conservancy launched the coalition for healthy food in newark schools, a collective impact initiative, established to sustainably transform newark's school food system which serves 41,672 students in its 63 schools. The coalition is focused on increasing local food procurement, farm-to-school access, garden-based education, farm-to-family access, fitness education, and capacity building for school food service staff. The conservancy serves as the backbone agency for this collective impact initiative. Most recently this campaign has implemented community informational programs and the formation and strengthening of a series of student-led nutrition advisory councils in newark schools, encouraging student input on food quality issues within their respective schools, thereby impacting 2,600 students.