The Halifax Food Policy Alliance

The The goal of this SROI study is to map, measure, f o l l o w i n g and monetize elements of the Our Food sections outline Project’s sectoral-level impact by focusing the process used on one of our major network-facilitation to gather and roles: the Halifax Food Policy Alliance.a analyze data; the methodology OFP co-chairs the Alliance with the Nova Scotia used to calculate Health Authority and [...] The HFPA is a unique and details of and powerful constellation of champions and how an SROI ratio decision-makers that represent different sectors is established, while of the food system in Halifax, including municipal sharing the quantitative and qualitative story of the HFPA. [...] Stakeholders involved being a member of the HFPA and the impact of in the HFPA study were divided into two key the HFPA policy outcomes on Halifax residents. [...] Outcomes for HFPA Members Outcome 1: Increased knowledge and awareness Outcome 4: Increased competence to create of food sec1u.rity positive food environments The forming and functioning of the Halifax Food HFPA members feel accomplishment from their Policy Alliance has brought a focus to food security work and feel they are able to make use of at the municipal level that was previously limited. [...] This represents the first The Community Food Toolkit was created by HFPA policy response to the Regional Plan directive members in collaboration with the Dalhousie to promote food security and could result in School of Planning, in response to the Regional policy changes that will increase opportunity Plan’s direction to “promote food security”.