This group has morphed from focusing on Lexington City Schools dinner meals to larger conversations about food access during the pandemic, and specifically how to fill gaps in the current work we are all doing. We are now coordinating under the Davidson County Local Food Network.

April 6, 2020 Call Agenda

1. Welcome - Very Brief What/Why for New Participants --Kivi

2. EOC Update -- what are they handling, where do they need assistance? -- Jonathan?

3. Local Food Network -- Update on what Grace has done in the last week

4. Coordinating Volunteers and 211 for people who need food -- United Way
   Need to update your form in 211? Here’s the form: https://forms.gle/YbDvBm7sQ8dsEMH8A
   Post your needs for volunteers here: https://uwdavidson-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/g/personal/brittanypruittfletcher_uwdavidson_org/EeCuHSk5FyJEjKRLx3H3FAwB9Ifu8JQuFVz6PvKjPzN9Zw

5. School Feeding -- Updates/Needs? -- YMCA/Superintendents

   Should we try to do a map of free meals with who they are targeting?

6. Restaurants/Furloughed Workers Update - John

7. Seniors -- Updates/Needs -- Senior Services (Christie Smith)/Pastor's Pantry

8. Other Community Feeding Programs Needs? -- Salvation Army, others?

9. Community Gardening/Victory Gardening Team Update -- Amy/Eunice

10. Next Steps -- Team Plans, How Often for Group Calls? Action Committees: Food Security (Meals, Healthy Food access, Kitchen Access), Community and Home Gardens, Food Economy and Food Recovery

    We will begin action committees to cover the following items:

    • Meals and Food Security (Meal strategy, commercial kitchen option?)

    • Community Gardens and Home Gardens

    • Farm and Food Economy

11. Create a Living Food Assistance Resource Guide - Create a google doc, so as these resources happen, can be added. 

12. Anything else?