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Kingston Emergency Food Collaborative

KEFC seeks to achieve food justice and build food sovereignty through our work in four main areas: Direct Service (providing food to our neighbors), Education & Outreach, Production & Procurement, and Systems Change.

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Individuals

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Guest

$1,000 USD since Jun 2023

2
MJ Collum

$500 USD since Dec 2022

3
khalid gourad

$500 USD since Jun 2023

4
Colé Colé

$500 USD since Jun 2023

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neall burger

$300 USD since Jun 2023

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Guest

$300 USD since Jun 2023

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Ross and Patricia

$200 USD since Jun 2023

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Hesham El Abd

$200 USD since Jul 2023

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Guest

$180 USD since Jun 2023

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Guest

$108 USD since Jun 2023

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Robert King

$100 USD since Jun 2023

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Taylor McCall-Mazza

$100 USD since Jun 2023

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William Rhoads

$100 USD since Jun 2023

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Sonja

$100 USD since Jun 2023

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Jessie Levey

$100 USD since Jun 2023

Organizations

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NoVo Foundation

$200,000 USD since Jan 2023

2
Radio Kingston

$26,412.89 USD since Mar 2023

Kingston Emergency Food Collaborative is all of us

Our contributors 66

Thank you for supporting Kingston Emergency Food Collaborative.

Troy Ellen Dixon

Admin

$50 USD

NoVo Foundation

$200,000 USD

Radio Kingston

$26,413 USD

Guest

KEFC Summer Fundraiser

$1,000 USD

MJ Collum

$500 USD

khalid gourad

$500 USD

Colé Colé

$500 USD

neall burger

$300 USD

Guest

KEFC Summer Fundraiser

$300 USD

Ross and Patr...

KEFC Summer Fundraiser

$200 USD

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Invoice #164445
Contribution #672196
-$1,400.00 USD
Approved
Invoice #164052
$
Today’s balance

$73,799.98 USD

Total raised

$214,390.30 USD

Total disbursed

$140,590.32 USD

Estimated annual budget

$233,006.76 USD

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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...
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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.
  • 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

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