Company Profile
Chicago Food Policy Action Council
Company Overview
The Chicago Food Policy Action Council (CFPAC) co-facilitates, advocates, and implements policies that advance food justice & sovereignty in Chicago and across the region. We work to ensure that all Chicagoans, especially black, indigenous, and residents of color, have the right to produce and access culturally appropriate, nutritious, sustainable and fair food.
Company History
CFPAC was formed in 2002 as a result of an Illinois Food Summit organized by the Chicago Community Trust. The effort began with a series of open meetings held on Chicago’s Southside that utilized consensus to establish a mission and organizational operating structure. CFPAC officially became a 501(c)3 in 2011 and hired its first full-time staff member in 2017.