Organizations Filed Purposes:
TEENS FOR FOOD JUSTICE (TFFJ) WORKS TO ENSURE UNIVERSAL EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HEALTHY, FRESH, AFFORDABLE FOOD. WE TRAIN YOUTH IN 21ST CENTURY HYDROPONIC URBAN AGRICULTURAL FARMING TECHNIQUES, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND HEALTH/NUTRITION EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY, EMPOWERING YOUTH AS CHANGE AGENTS WHO CAN LEAD THEMSELVES AND THEIR OWN FOOD INSECURE COMMUNITIES TOWARDS HEALTHIER FUTURES.TFFJ WORKS IN TITLE 1 SCHOOLS TO TRAIN YOUTH TO BECOME URBAN FARMERS: BUILDING AND MAINTAINING INDOOR HYDROPONIC FARMS THAT CAN YIELD UP TO 12,000 LBS. OF FRESH PRODUCE ANNUALLY AT EACH LOCATION. OUR YOUNG URBAN FARMERS EXPERIENCE THE REWARDS OF BUILDING A MEANINGFUL, WORKING SOLUTION TO FOOD INSECURITY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN THE PROCESS, THEY TRANSFORM THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE FOOD THEY EAT, WHILE DEVELOPING THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SKILLS NEEDED IN A NEW GREEN SECTOR ECONOMY
TEENS FOR FOOD JUSTICE (TFFJ)IS A 501(C) NON PROFIT GALVANIZING A YOUTH-LED FOOD JUSTICE MOVEMENT WORKING TO ENSURE THAT ALL NEW YORKERS HAVE ACCESS TO FRESH,HEALTHY FOOD AND TO END THE CYCLE OF HEALTH COMPLICATIONS THAT DRAMATICALLY AND UNEQUALLY IMPACT LOW-INCOME NEW YORKERS OF COLOR. TFFJ WORKS WITHIN TITLE I MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN FOOD DESERTS,TRAINING STUDENTS TO MAINTAIN INDOOR HYDROPONIC FARMS GROWING THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF PRODUCE ANNUALLY THAT IS SERVED AT SCHOOL LUNCH AND DISTRIBUTED TO SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. STUDENTS ALSO LEARN NUTRITION, HEALTH AND ADVOCACY SKILLS THAT EMPOWER THEM TO LEAD THEMSELVES AND OTHERS TOWARDS HEALTHIER FUTURES.
OUR UNIQUE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM TRAINS YOUTH, AGES 12 TO 18, TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN INDOOR HYDROPONIC FARMS THAT SERVE AS LOCAL SOURCES FOR FRESH FOOD AND CENTERS FOR NUTRITION AND HEALTH EDUCATION IN THE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Katherine Soll | PRESIDENT | 40 | $150,000 |
| Randolph Stern | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Henry Gordon-Smith | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Mauricio Garcia | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Bridget Alameda | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Judy Schoenberg | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Chana Chenfield | VICE PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 |
| Valerie Soll | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Jennifer Finer | SECRETARY | 0 | $0 |
| Kevin Beardsley | TREASURER | 0 | $0 |
| Tara Smith | CHAIR PERSON | 0 | $0 |
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