Food insecurity is not a problem any single organization can solve alone. It takes coordinated effort across sectors and committed people working toward the same goal. The will is there. What's often missing is the table to bring everyone to it.
That's why Waste Not Want Not convenes Food Insecurity Task Forces across Northeast Florida. Each task force is a cross-sector coalition -- bringing together healthcare providers, educators, faith leaders, local government, nonprofits, and community members -- to take a hard look at what's driving food insecurity in their county and build real solutions around it.
Each task force works through focused subcommittees that tackle the problem from multiple directions: expanding access to food, dismantling the systemic barriers that keep people hungry, and building the long-term knowledge and support that moves families toward stability. The work is collaborative, data-informed, and rooted in what communities say they actually need.
We started in Clay County, because that's where we are. But the model was always meant to travel. As we build and learn from our first task force, we're laying the groundwork to replicate this coalition approach across the counties we serve.
Active Task Forces:
Clay County Food Insecurity Task Force (CFIT)
Additional counties coming soon
