Teens for Food Justice, Inc.
Teens for Food Justice, Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
Teens for Food Justice (TFFJ) is a 501c3 nonprofit galvanizing a youth-led movement to ensure that all New Yorkers have access to fresh, healthy food and to end the cycle of health complications dramatically and unequally impacting low-income communities of color. TFFJ works within Title 1 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.
About
Our unique after school program trains youth, ages 12 to 18, to build and maintain indoor hydroponic farms that serve as local source for fresh food centers for nutrition and health education in the schools and communities.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's mission, as described in the filing, is “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 them 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 yield more than 22,000 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”.
When describing its duties, they were characterized as: “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 them 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 yield more than 22,000 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.”.
- The non-profit has complied with legal regulations by reporting their state of operation as NY.
- The filing shows that the non-profit's address as of 2020 is 106 WEST 32 STREET, NEW YORK, NY, 100010074.
- As of 2020, the non-profit has reported a total of 14 employees on their form.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $1,245,615.
- The organization has 15 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2011.
- The organization pays $655,540 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $212,585 in fundraising expenses.