Meetings

The DC Food Policy Council wants to ensure our meetings are open to everyone. If you need reasonable accommodations (i.e. ASL), Language assistance (translation or interpretation) please contact Ashley Stephens or Ashley.stephens@dc.gov. 

Full Food Policy Council meetings: 

The DC Food Policy Council will remain hybrid for our 2026 meetings: they will continue to be on the first Wednesday of every other month at 5pm at 899 North Capitol St NE, unless otherwise noted. All Food Policy Council meetings and working groups are open to the public. Registration is required to receive the Zoom link if you are not able to make in-person.

Register to join in person for upcoming FPC meetings at our Eventbrite.

Full Food Policy Council Meetings for 2026

The next Full Food Policy Council meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 1, from 5-6pm, and will be hybrid at 899 North Capitol St in the conference rooms on the first floor. The April meeting will include a presentation from the YMCA on their research — funded by DC Health — on how other states are implementing nutrition education reimbursements through state Medicaid and what best practices the District could apply. We’ll also have presentation on two new food business programs and upcoming grants. To register, please click here!

  • Wednesday, June 3 from 5 – 6 pm
  • Wednesday, August 5 from 5 – 6 pm
  • Wednesday, October 7 from 5 – 6 pm
  • Wednesday, December 2 from 5 – 6 pm

Upcoming Working Group Meetings

Sustainable Supply Chain Working Group:

Public Meeting on Values-based Procurement Progress at DC Universities on Monday April 6 from 4-5 PM

The SSC WG invites the public in a conversation about local universities and their progress towards values-based food procurement. We’ll be joined by Johns Hopkins MPH students who will present their research on this topic followed by an open discussion on how to continue advancing VBP among universities. Register here.

Working Group Subgroup Meetings: Help us push our goals forward this year by joining a subgroup meeting! See meeting details and registrations below. 

  1. Share Tables
  2. DC Food Business Donation + Diversion
  3. DC Gov’t Food Recovery

Urban Agriculture Working Group:  Allen Chapel AME Garden of Eden Tour on Wednesday, May 13 from 2 pm to 3:30 pm at 2498 Alabama Avenue Southeast Washington, DC 20020. Join the DC Food Policy Council’s Urban Ag Working Group for an in-person tour of Allen Chapel AME’s Garden of Eden. Learn about the inspiration and origin of their Garden of Eden as well as how the garden beds are being used to support food security in the community and to assist senior residents in accessing more nutritious food. The event is free to attend, registration required via Eventbrite here.

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Past Meeting Recordings

For presentations and recordings of previous meetings, click here.

Food Policy Office Hours

The Food Policy Director holds virtual office hours on Tuesdays mornings. This is an opportunity to bring questions or feedback about DC food policy topics. The office hours are informal and the topics covered will depend on who joins each month. To receive the link, please register below.

Register to attend Office Hours

At this time, the Food Policy Director and our small team do not have the capacity for one-on-one interviews for research projects or informational interviews, but we strongly encourage you to join for Office Hours to address any core questions and to meet others in the space.