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The Latino Economic Development Center advances economic mobility across the Washington DC region by helping families build lasting financial security. Through the Flourish Collective – in partnership with the Eva Longoria Foundation – and the Food Impact Fund, they are fueling food entrepreneurs, generating living-wage jobs, and strengthening the fabric of local communities.

elBulli Foundation advances creativity and innovation in gastronomy by exploring how knowledge, research, and technology can shape the future of food. Through its work in documentation, education, and experimentation, it preserves culinary heritage while equipping the next generation to push the boundaries of the field.

Reinventing the sea through marine agriculture Fundación Aponiente is pioneering sustainable food systems by harnessing the ocean’s potential. Through the restoration of Cádiz marshlands and the advancement of saltwater agriculture, they cultivate innovative crops like marine grains—demonstrating how gastronomy can drive environmental regeneration, food innovation, and long-term community resilience.

In partnership with the First Lady of Ukraine’s School Nutrition Reform, the National Foodservice Association is transforming school kitchens into centralized hubs that deliver hot meals across school networks – expanding access, improving nutrition, and strengthening systems to respond in times of crisis.

Mutual Aid Sudan Coalition supports Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs), which are a decentralized network of Sudanese volunteers delivering frontline, community-led aid in areas beyond the reach of traditional humanitarian systems. Through trusted local infrastructure, ERRs support hospitals, evacuations, communal kitchens, and child services—enabling fast, effective, and scalable delivery of life-saving assistance.

Gaza Children Village (GCV) provides a pathway to stability and dignity for vulnerable and orphaned children in Gaza. Through their Academies of Hope, GCV delivers daily education, nutrition, healthcare, and psychosocial support—creating safe, nurturing spaces where children can learn, grow, and heal amid ongoing conflict.

The Street Food Institute leverages food as a catalyst for connection, economic opportunity, and workforce development. With the launch of the Barelas Community Kitchen in New Mexico, they are expanding efforts to empower food entrepreneurs and build stronger, more resilient communities.

Makani fosters women’s empowerment and social change in Beirut’s Burj Al-Barajneh refugee camp. Through Sawaaed, women develop the skills to launch food microenterprises—building sustainable incomes, strengthening community resilience, and revitalizing the local food ecosystem.

FAU’s Queen Conch Lab restores threatened conch populations across the Caribbean through community-based aquaculture. With labs in Florida, The Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Curaçao, and Bonaire, they aim to establish a lab in every Caribbean country by 2030.

Dreaming Out Loud (DOL) uses food as a tool for justice, resilience, and economic empowerment. Through urban farming, entrepreneurship, and their new food hub, the Marion Barry Avenue Market and Cafe in Washington DC’s Anacostia neighborhood, DOL is expanding food access and opportunity in communities across the nation’s capital.

World Central Kitchen is first to the front lines, serving meals in response to climate disasters and humanitarian crises. Support from LTF launched WCK’s Ukraine activation, feeding millions fleeing the conflict in 2022, and fueled WCK’s $1B Climate Disaster Fund, helping to reach families when it matters most.

The Aspen Institute’s Food Leadership Fellowship unites emerging U.S. food systems leaders to drive collaboration and systems change. A new partnership with George Washington University’s Global Food Institute engages faculty, students, and programming to deepen and expand its impact.

Emma’s Torch empowers refugees and asylees through paid culinary training in its cafes and catering businesses, helping them build meaningful careers in the food industry. With locations in NYC and DC, the organization is expanding its impact with a new and improved Silver Spring site in the DC region.

Wholesome Wave fights to end food insecurity in America by making fresh produce affordable and accessible to all. They co-launched the Food as Medicine Movement and the National Produce Prescription Collaborative, empowering doctors to prescribe fresh produce as tools against diet-related diseases.

World Central Kitchen is first to the front lines, serving meals in response to climate disasters and humanitarian crises. Support from LTF launched WCK’s Ukraine activation, feeding millions fleeing the conflict in 2022, and fueled WCK’s $1B Climate Disaster Fund, helping to reach families when it matters most.

EmergencyRV delivers donated RVs as transitional housing for first responders and families displaced by natural disasters across the U.S.—including Hurricane Helene in North Carolina—providing essential amenities like kitchens and heating to support recovery and long-term stability.

In response to the devastating DANA floods in Eastern Spain in October 2024, the Longer Tables Fund partnered with World Central Kitchen to help rebuild and reopen 29 vital food-related small businesses in Valencia, Spain—from fisheries and bakeries to cafés and fruit shops.

MAD equips hospitality professionals to build resilient, equitable, and sustainable food systems. 2025’s MAD7 symposium convened 600+ leading chefs, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders from 50+ countries to drive innovation and shape the future of food and hospitality.

SaveUA has supported over 1,200 Ukrainian farms since the start of Russia’s invasion, delivering urgent humanitarian aid and supplying electrical generators for dairy producers, which have been vital in keeping farms and surrounding communities running during extended power outages.

Superhumans is a pioneering Ukrainian trauma center delivering world-class, high-tech care—including prosthetics, reconstructive surgery, rehabilitation, and psychological support—to war-affected adults and children, entirely free of charge.

Save Ukraine is the only Ukrainian NGO focused on rescuing abducted Ukrainian children from Russia, offering a lifeline to families through critical services like warzone evacuations, humanitarian aid, housing, and psychosocial support.

Souk el Tayeb is Lebanon’s first affordable organic farmers market. It promotes culinary traditions and rural heritage, brings people of all backgrounds together around food to foster a unified Lebanese identity, and strengthens the economic development of Lebanese rural and urban communities.

FAU’s Queen Conch Lab restores threatened conch populations across the Caribbean through community-based aquaculture. With labs in Florida, The Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Curaçao, and Bonaire, they aim to establish a lab in every Caribbean country by 2030.

Dion’s Chicago Dream (DCD) tackles Chicago food insecurity with a focus on access and dignity. DCD is currently expanding their Dream Vaults program— food lockers delivering over 75,000 pounds each of fresh food per year in neighborhoods like Englewood.

FRESHFARM creates food access in the Mid-Atlantic through hands-on food education, farmers markets, and food distribution programs. Their FoodPrints program transforms DC public schools by teaching students to grow, cook, and enjoy fresh food.

DC Central Kitchen fights hunger and poverty differently through food access and job training. Their Healthy Corners program is a national model for boosting healthy food access in low-income neighborhoods and empowering healthier choices.

Founded by José Andrés and the George Washington University, the Global Food Institute transforms how we think about food; breaks down barriers across industries and governments to advance global food policies; and empowers the next generation to develop innovative solutions that reshape food systems.