About FEEST
FEEST is a youth-led organization working to improve health in our schools. We believe that systemic change is necessary for young people’s mental and physical wellbeing. Rooted in radical joy, we elevate youth of color as powerful organizers toward health justice.
Our Mission
FEEST sets the table for young people to transform the health and equity of their community by gathering around food & working towards systems change.
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Now Hiring: Development Director
Priority Deadline: Open until filled, but applications received before October 19, 2020 will be prioritized. Ideal start date: December 2020 Please submit cover letter, resume and three references to: Email: jobs@feestseattle.org Subject: Development Director (FULL...
What is “Healthy” Anyway?
Here at FEEST we believe that everyone has a right to housing, food, medical and mental healthcare as basic human rights. Being healthy is something that we all are striving towards, but what does it actually mean? We had a really great conversation on this topic at...
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![Calling it a "food desert" implies that it’s something natural like an ecosystem. But having unequal access to healthy food isn’t natural, or even an accident. It’s part of an intentional system of discrimination called “food apartheid.” Food apartheid creates segregated cities where some neighborhoods have food abundance, and others, usually communities of color, have food scarcity. This is a systemic problem that is deeply rooted in racism.
[Image description: Black text on blue background: Food Justice Quote of the Day: "The more north you go, you get Whole Foods and those kinds of stores. There are fresh resources, but they’re divided. And we all know who gets the most resources." — Rashawn, FEEST Youth Leader]
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