Our Values

WE recognize this work is not “charity” (which often disempowers those on the receiving end) but rather a systematic program rooted in justicia and building solidaridad in recognition of our shared humanidad.

WE recognize class and the role it plays on this side of the distribution. Powerful neighbors against all odds surmount huge obstacles to cobble together food distributions in order to feed their families. We go to grocery stores.

WE (literally) walk intentionally in a way that builds relationships and trust. We follow the family’s lead in comunicación, nunca our own.

WE understand our food systems are inherently unfair. Food apartheid recognizes that the systems in place make it difficult for people living in low-income areas to access fresh, healthy food.

WE endeavor to create a multi-lingual space where no language dominates and everyone engages adjusting and fitting.

WE apply an eco-lens to reduce our footprint & safeguard el planeta. Six million people worldwide already have been ejected from their homes, unable to make a living due to drought, earthquakes, hurricanes y mas. By 2050, the climate crisis is expected to dislodge 2 million persons more alone from Central America.

WE prioritize centering affected personas in our leadership in order to disrupt the systems that create these crises in the first place.

WE recognize that food access is just one of a myriad of issues that confront families in an inequitable world and endeavor to support the whole human.