Los Angeles Food Policy Council

What Los Angeles Food Policy Council does

The Los Angeles Food Policy Council (LAFPC) is a private nonprofit collective impact organization founded in 2011, evolving from the 2009 City of LA Food Equity Taskforce. It operates as a backbone organization coordinating 100+ food system organizations across Los Angeles County (with analytical and programmatic reach extending to 10 Southern California counties) through five working groups and alliances: Institutional Food Waste Prevention, Regenerative and Urban Agriculture, Good Food Economy, Good Food Purchasing, and the LA Food Recovery Alliance. The organization is led by Executive Director Alba Velasquez, employs approximately 13 staff, and is a fiscally sponsored project of Community Partners with an annual operating budget of approximately $1.5M.

Name

Los Angeles Food Policy Council

Legal name

Los Angeles Food Policy Council

Website

https://goodfoodla.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Los Angeles Food Policy Council is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit collective impact organization coordinating 100+ food system organizations through working groups, policy advocacy, farmer support, corner store partnerships, and nutrition programs serving underserved Southern California communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Policy Advocacy

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (Fair Trade, Food Access, Regenerative) (BPAGALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food & Nutrition Assistance Programs (BPAIAKAF), Nutrition Governance, Policy & Coordination (SUN, National Plans) (BPADAJAL), Public–Private Partnerships (PPPs) for Global Health (HLAJAOAD)

Keywords

• Food policy advocacy
• Urban agriculture
• Food access programs
• Farmer development
• Food system planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: LAFPC receives grant funding from government agencies (City of LA, California Department of Food & Agriculture, USDA), foundations, and philanthropic organizations to support their programs including Cultivating Farmers, Healthy Markets LA, Farm Fresh LA, and Food Leaders Lab.
2. Individual Donations: The organization accepts individual donations through Network for Good platform to support their operations and mission.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Los Angeles Food Policy Council (LAFPC) is a nonprofit collective impact organization that convenes cross-sector stakeholders to influence food policy and run programs that strengthen the regional food system across Los Angeles County. It delivers initiatives supporting small and minority farmers, healthy food retail, food access, food rescue, and urban agriculture, while serving as a fiscal recipient of grants and coordinating advocacy for an equitable food system.

Product overview

The Los Angeles Food Policy Council (LAFPC) is a collective impact nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of interconnected programs and policy initiatives rather than a unified technology product. Its core programs include Cultivating Farmers (providing technical assistance to BIPOC and veteran farmers), Healthy Markets LA (supporting corner stores in underserved areas), Farm Fresh LA (nutrition incentive and food distribution), Good Food Zones (COVID-19 recovery microgrants), Canastas del Campo (immigrant food access), and Food Leaders Lab (food justice training). These programs are complemented by Working Groups & Alliances focused on food waste, urban agriculture, economic development, and policy, as well as event series like LA Foodscapes and Food Day. LAFPC also produces the Good Food For All Agenda, a comprehensive policy framework (2026-2036) guiding the organization's work across three strategic pillars: Food & Nutrition Security, Economic Development, and Environmental Sustainability. The organization does not offer a technology platform, software product, or public API.

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Products and services

• Healthy Markets LA A program that builds the capacity of corner-store owners and small food retailers in underserved Los Angeles neighborhoods to stock, market, and sell fresh, affordable, and culturally relevant produce. Targets food retailers and small business owners serving food-insecure communities.
• Farm Fresh LA A food rescue and gleaning program that recovers surplus produce from Los Angeles farmers and channels it to communities experiencing food insecurity, while providing farmers with tax benefits and waste reduction. Targets farmers and food-insecure communities across Los Angeles County.
• Food Leaders Lab A leadership and capacity-building fellowship that trains emerging food justice leaders and community advocates from across Los Angeles County to develop policy, organizing, and systems-change skills. Targets emerging food justice leaders and community advocates.
• Good Food Zones A community planning and policy initiative that works with cities, neighborhoods, and municipal partners to designate zones that concentrate healthy food access, urban agriculture, and food infrastructure investments. Targets city governments and neighborhood planning coalitions.
• Canastas del Campo A culturally responsive farm-to-family produce box program that sources directly from local farmers and delivers affordable, fresh produce to Latino families and other underserved households in Los Angeles. Targets underserved families and small farmers.
• Cultivating Farmers A farmer development program that provides training, mentorship, and technical assistance to beginning, immigrant, and historically underserved farmers to grow viable urban and peri-urban farm enterprises in Los Angeles County. Targets beginning, immigrant, and historically underserved farmers.
• Microgrants Program A small-grants program funded through the Los Angeles Food Equity Round Table that supports community-based food projects led by residents, schools, and small organizations across the county. Targets community-based organizations and grassroots food projects.
• Good Food for All Agenda A published policy platform developed through stakeholder input that sets concrete recommendations for the City and County of Los Angeles and other regional bodies to advance equity, food access, health, and economic inclusion in the food system. Targets municipal and regional policymakers.
• Growing Urban Agriculture A program that supports urban agriculture practitioners through training, advocacy, and resource coordination to expand community gardens, small farms, and edible landscapes in the Los Angeles region. Targets urban farmers, community gardeners, and municipal partners.
• Good Food Dashboard A data and research platform that tracks indicators on food access, food retail, urban agriculture, and food system equity across Los Angeles County to inform policy and community decision-making. Targets policymakers, researchers, advocates, and community organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 106,960 pounds of fresh produce distributed since 2020
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered key and core.

• LA Alliance for a New EconomykeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner in the LAFPC network working on food policy and economic justice initiatives.
• Social Justice Learning InstitutekeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in food equity and social justice work within the LAFPC strategic partnership network.
• UCLA Rothman Family Institute for Food StudieskeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner providing research and expertise on food systems through the LAFPC network.
• LA Unified School DistrictkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional partner for food policy initiatives including Good Food Purchasing Program implementation.
• Hollywood Food CoalitionkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood recovery and distribution partner in the LAFPC network addressing food insecurity.
• Inclusive Action for the CitykeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner focused on economic development and resilience in the food system.
• Angel City AdvisorskeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvisory partner in the LAFPC Leadership Circle providing strategic guidance.
• City of LA Economic and Workforce Development DepartmentkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for Good Food Zones initiative and economic development programs.
• Occidental College Urban and Environmental Policy InstitutekeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner providing policy research and analysis support.
• California Food and Farming NetworkkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide network partner for food and farming policy coordination.
• BAILA NetworkkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-facilitator of the Food Leaders Lab 2026 program focusing on immigrant food justice.
• Vision y CompromisokeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-facilitator of the Food Leaders Lab 2026 program serving immigrant communities.
• With Love Market & CafekeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerAggregation partner for Farm Fresh LA program, sourcing produce from local farmers and distributing to corner store partners.
• Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Growing Urban Agriculture Fellowship program along with LAFPC, Agroecology Commons, Food Access LA, Veggielution, and UC ANR.
• University of California Agriculture & Natural Resources (UC ANR)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in the Growing Urban Agriculture Fellowship consortium.
• Rising CommunitieskeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Food Rescue Macro Grants program with LA Sanitation and Environment.
• Community PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFiscal sponsor of LAFPC as a nonprofit organization. LAFPC is a fiscally sponsored project of Community Partners.
• Food ForwardkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood recovery organization; recovered 93M lbs in 2024 as noted in State of Good Food report.
• Food Access Los Angeles (formerly SEE-LA)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in the food access network, mentioned in Food Leaders Lab graduate affiliations.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• California Food and Farming Network: Statewide coalition of California food and farming policy advocates. Direct peer as LAFPC is an explicit partner in this network, and both organizations coordinate food policy advocacy across overlapping geographies with similar collective-impact models.
• Food Forward: Southern California-based food recovery nonprofit that recovered 93M lbs of food in 2024 and is a partner in LAFPC's network. Operates the LA Food Recovery Alliance working group alongside LAFPC, addressing food waste and food access in the same LA ecosystem.
• Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF): California-based nonprofit supporting small and mid-scale family farmers through policy advocacy and technical assistance. Direct peer as a co-facilitator of LAFPC's Growing Urban Agriculture Fellowship, with overlapping farmer-support, urban agriculture, and regenerative agriculture priorities.
• Center for Good Food Purchasing: National nonprofit that institutionalizes the Good Food Purchasing Program framework. LAFPC adopted this framework in LA in 2012; comparable mission of transforming institutional food procurement through policy adoption across multiple cities.
• Berkeley Food Institute: UC Berkeley-based food systems research and policy center that produces reports and convenes stakeholders on California food policy. Comparable to LAFPC as an academic-policy hybrid organization that publishes influential food system research and convenes multi-stakeholder coalitions.
• Hollywood Food Coalition: LA-based nonprofit providing food recovery and meals to people experiencing homelessness. Peer in LA food policy and recovery network; LAFPC lists Hollywood Food Coalition as a strategic partner and co-convenes food recovery initiatives in the same geography.
• Food Access Los Angeles (formerly SEE-LA): LA-based nonprofit focused on farmers markets and food access programs. Directly comparable as a regional food access operator that LAFPC partners with and that previously employed LAFPC's Director of Programs & Innovation; overlaps on SNAP-Ed and farmers market access work.

Broad incumbents

• MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger: National advocacy organization working to end hunger through policy and partnerships. Comparable in mission and policy-advocacy orientation, with similar grantee network model funding local food access organizations; serves as a broader incumbent funding peer to LAFPC.
• WhyHunger: National nonprofit advancing food justice and grassroots-led solutions to hunger. Similar collective-impact philosophy and food justice training through programs analogous to LAFPC's Food Leaders Lab, but operating nationally rather than regionally.
• Hunger Free America: National nonprofit advocating for federal nutrition assistance and food access policy. Comparable advocacy and policy-coordination mission but at national scale; functions as a broader incumbent in the anti-hunger/food equity space where LAFPC operates regionally.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCPTwe86-vxUHNlh488xtA7A/videos
• Instagraminstagram.com/lagoodfood
• Xx.com/goodfoodla
• Facebookfacebook.com/losangelesfoodpolicycouncil
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/los-angeles-food-policy-council

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