DC Greens
Non-profit OrganizationsDistrict of Columbia, United States11-50 Employees
DC Greens is a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC, founded in 2009, that seeks to advance health equity by developing a just and resilient food system. The organization works through cross-sector collaborations, policy advocacy, and solidarity with communities experiencing poverty and food insecurity, focusing on ensuring that healthy food is accessible and that residents have a role in shaping related policies and programs. Operating within the nonprofit sector, DC Greens engages with marginalized communities and partners across sectors to pursue city-wide policy solutions and to support a multiracial leadership that centers health equity in the capital city. In its work, the organization emphasizes building an equitable food system and aligning local resources and policies with the goal that health equity is a central value in the community.