The Hunger Cycle Partners

Playwright Lisa Loomer visits the community garden at Homegirl Café.

Community Market Conversion Program
The CMC Program is an initiative to expand access to nutritious food and revitalize the food retail environment in underserved neighborhoods by converting convenience stores into healthy food markets. http://communitymarketconversion.org

Community Services Unlimited
CSU’s mission is to foster the creation of communities actively working to address the inequalities and systemic barriers that make sustainable communities and self-reliant life-styles unattainable. http://www.csuinc.org

Hunger Action Los Angeles (H.A.L.A.)
H.A.L.A. works to end hunger and promote healthy eating through advocacy, direct service, and organizing.www.hungeractionla.org

Homegirl Café
A division of Homeboy Industries, Homegirl Café is a social enterprise assisting at-risk and formerly gang-involved young women and men to become contributing members of our community through training in restaurant service and culinary arts. http://www.homegirlcafe.org

Homeboy Industries
Started as a jobs program offering alternatives to gang violence in one of the toughest neighborhoods in Los Angeles, Homeboy assists at-risk, recently released, and formerly gang involved youth to become contributing members of their communities through a variety of services in response to their multiple needs. http://homeboy-industries.org

Los Angeles High School of the Arts
At the Los Angeles High School of the Arts (LAHSA), students learn real-world skills necessary for success in life and the entertainment industry. Students are taught by professional actors, directors, dancers and singers, lighting, set, sound, and costume designers and technicians. http://lahsa-lausd-ca.schoolloop.com

Robert F. Kennedy Schools
RFK Community Schools is comprised of six autonomous Pilot Schools (including LAHSA) located at the site of the former Ambassador Hotel. The school was built to relieve underperforming and overcrowded schools located in the historically underserved neighborhoods of Pico-Union and Koreatown.  http://www.rfkcommunityschools.org/

Root Down
Root Down confronts obesity and related health issues in South Los Angeles by first convincing high school youth to eat their veggies, then engaging them in the educational experiences and skills training necessary to help build healthier food communities. http://rootdownla.org

South Central Farmers
The South Central Farmers have been fighting for 8 years to preserve 14 acres of what used to be open green space in the middle of South Central Los Angeles. They currently operate a farm and CSA out of Bakersfield, CA.http://www.southcentralfarmers.com

Urban and Environmental Policy Institute (UEPI), Occidental College
With its vision of a sustainable and socially just food system, UEPI engages in collaborative action strategies, community capacity-building, and research and education. http://departments.oxy.edu/uepi/cfj/