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Staying connected to communities is essential to the ongoing work of the New Jersey Office of the Food Security Advocate (OFSA). The office is committed to strengthening relationships with communities to understand local collective food security goals and accomplishments, gather and highlight community stories of impact, and hear directly from those working day in and out, and the neighbors they serve, about their ideas for ways OFSA can support their efforts.

We do this by visiting community-based service providers, organizing and connecting local agencies and collaboratives who share commonalities in their food security work, and by building a common language across “social profit” organizations, board members, philanthropy, healthcare, faith-based partners, schools, college and university administrators, municipal agencies, county boards of services, businesses, farmers, growers and food producers, food rescuers, environmental advocates, and residents of all ages.

Across New Jersey, organizations, multi-sector coalitions, and community partners are advancing food security in meaningful and innovative ways. In 2025, OFSA asked registrants of the Garden State Conference on Food Security to share reflections on their recent food security wins. Explore some of the milestones shared by our statewide Food Security Community of Practice below.

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Know a community-based organization or other food system stakeholder we should meet? Nominate them for a community visit here.