Kingston Emergency Food Collaborative
Fiscal Host: Open Collective Foundation
KEFC seeks to achieve food justice and build food sovereignty through our work in four main areas: Direct Service, Education & Outreach, Production & Procurement, and Systems Change.

Contribute
Become a financial contributor.
Financial Contributions
Top financial contributors
Organizations
NoVo Foundation
$200,000 USD since Jan 2023
Radio Kingston
$26,412.89 USD since Mar 2023
Individuals
1
MJ Collum
$500 USD since Dec 2022
2
Guest
$20 USD since Sep 2022
Kingston Emergency Food Collaborative is all of us
Our contributors 6
Thank you for supporting Kingston Emergency Food Collaborative.
Troy Ellen Dixon
Admin
Victoria Cymbal
Admin
NoVo Foundation
$200,000 USD
Radio Kingston
$26,413 USD
MJ Collum
$500 USD
Guest
$20 USD

Budget
Transparent and open finances.
-$17,802.63 USD
Paid
Invoice #127748
+$26,412.89USD
Completed
Added funds #631037
from PY *Good Work Institute, to Kingston Emergency Food Collaborative •
-$150.00 USD
Paid
Charge #125836
$
Today’s balance$181,927.40 USD
Total raised
$208,777.36 USD
Total disbursed
$26,849.96 USD
Estimated annual budget
$226,916.39 USD

Connect
Let’s get the ball rolling!
News from Kingston Emergency Food Collaborative
Updates on our activities and progress.
KEFC 2022 Year-End Update (+ A Bit About Our History)
What did you accomplish during 2022? How did you use money? Through a supplemental grant to Radio Kingston (a non-profit, non-commercial platform) from the NoVo Foundation, administered through the Radio Kingston Community...
Published on December 18, 2022 by Troy Ellen Dixon

About
In March 2020, the Kingston Emergency Food Collaborative (KEFC) was formed by a network of individuals and organizations working toward a common goal of feeding people in our community during a time of crisis. Since its inception, KEFC has grown its vision and mission to include both providing immediate service to our community as well as addressing and dismantling the root causes of food insecurity through education and advocacy.
KEFC is a non-hierarchical grassroots coalition of many groups: direct service providers, not-for-profits, activists, and community members. The collaborative believes that unequal access to healthy food within Ulster County demands the attention of all members of the community and should be urgently addressed through direct service and systemic change. While there are many organizations doing emergency food relief work in Kingston and Ulster County, KEFC was formed as an emergency response to help these organizations work collaboratively to address food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic. KEFC continues to evolve to address larger food system issues in addition to the direct service work.
KEFC envisions a Kingston community where all members have open access to food and personal agency in the food system.
KEFC is a non-hierarchical grassroots coalition of many groups: direct service providers, not-for-profits, activists, and community members. The collaborative believes that unequal access to healthy food within Ulster County demands the attention of all members of the community and should be urgently addressed through direct service and systemic change. While there are many organizations doing emergency food relief work in Kingston and Ulster County, KEFC was formed as an emergency response to help these organizations work collaboratively to address food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic. KEFC continues to evolve to address larger food system issues in addition to the direct service work.
KEFC envisions a Kingston community where all members have open access to food and personal agency in the food system.
- Everyone has an abundance of the food they want to eat
- Community voices are heard and supported to inform the decisions made and the actions taken
- Food is procured from producers and distributors that reflect KEFC values around racial justice, equity, and food sovereignty
- Decisions around policies and operations are being made at every level of the producer and distributor supply chain
- Organizations and individuals in this space work together in community to eradicate all barriers to food security including, but not limited to, economic disparity, physical and mental health issues, lack of transportation, and housing instability
Our team
Troy Ellen Dixon
Admin
Victoria Cymbal
Admin