The Indianapolis Community Food Access Coalition (CFAC) is community-driven, independent, and drives action toward a more equitable Indianapolis food system. We are an allegiance of community members who are passionate about ending food apartheid and filling Indianapolis neighborhoods with an abundance of healthy food. In accordance with city ordinances and codes, we are particularly focused on working with local urban food organizations led or organized by Black/New Afrikan, immigrant, indigenous, and all oppressed people to scale and grow.
The Official CFAC was formed on May 16, 2024, although its origins lie in City Council’s Ordinance Proposal 337, introduced on November 2020, just months-long uprisings against racism, racist police violence, and the general War on Black America peaked.
In January 2021, the City-County Council introduced Section 202-763 into the Indianapolis-Marion County Code. Under Division 6 (Division of Community Nutrition and Food Policy, the new legal code recognized the CFAC “as an independent, community-driven body comprised of diverse residents, constituents, business owners, farmers, educators, community organizations and other stakeholders who share a common goal of improving the Indianapolis food system.”
Importantly, CFAC is “independent of the City of Indianapolis, with its own by-laws, charter, and other organizing documents.” The general ordinance proposal notes “there are numerous and significant barriers to accessing healthy food in low-income communities, particularly in communities with significant Black, minority, and immigrant populations.”