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    COVID-19 Response Webinar:

    Local Approaches to Food Access

    Panelist Resources

    District of Columbia

    Get Help Hotline


    Mayor Muriel Bowser launched the District’s COVID-19 needs hotline and web portal to
    streamline the ability for residents to access a variety of critical resources. Residents who have
    been directed to self-quarantine by a medical provider can call 1-888-349-8323 or visit
    gethelp.dc.gov​ to have food and other essential items delivered to their homes.

    Update on Department of Aging and Community Living Operating Status during


    COVID-19 Emergency
    The DC Department of Aging and Community Living released an update that informs the public
    of service adjustments for senior centers and other resources that can be accessed by
    caretakers and individuals in need.

    Department of Human Services Apply for Public Benefits


    This page provides information and application instructions regarding public benefit programs
    such as TANF, SNAP, and Medicaid.

    DC WIC COVID-19 Response


    DC WIC is a food assistance and nutrition education program for women, infants and children.
    DC WIC and USDA are working quickly to ensure both new and current WIC families are able to
    receive their WIC benefits and all program services during the COVID-19 emergency. DC WIC
    sites are providing all services over the phone, including certifications, nutrition education, and
    breastfeeding support.

    Lansing, Michigan

    Guidelines For Volunteers & Volunteer Organizations


    Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) has a first priority of keeping all volunteers
    and their families’ safe during this National Emergency. These are general guidelines designed
    to keep you safe so you can help others and so we all get through this crisis together.
    COVID-19 Response Webinar:
    Local Approaches to Food Access

    Panelists

    Ona Balkus
    Food Policy Director
    District of Columbia

    Ona Balkus was appointed by Mayor Muriel Bowser in August 2018 as


    the DC Food Policy Director to promote food access and equity,
    sustainability, and the local food economy here in the District. Before
    being appointed Director, Ona served District residents as the Legislative
    Counsel for the DC Council’s Committee on Transportation and the
    Environment since August 2016. Her portfolio included food and nutrition policy, parks and
    recreation, clean water, and public works. In this role, Ona drafted several significant pieces of
    food-related legislation, including the Women, Infants, and Children Program Expansion Act of
    2018 and the Healthy Parks Act of 2018. Previously, Ona was a Senior Clinical Fellow at the
    Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic, where she provided guidance to food policy
    councils from across the country working to improve their communities’ food systems. Ona grew
    up in the DMV and currently lives in Ward 6.

    Ben Cares
    City Planner
    City of Chelsea, Massachusetts

    Ben Cares is a City Planner of Chelsea, Massachusetts. Ben's role


    encompasses a broad portfolio of city services, including; Infrastructure
    Planning, Transportation Planning, Climate Resiliency, Food Systems,
    and Environmental Planning. An average day for Ben involves analyzing
    data, pushing paperwork through City Hall to secure financial, political,
    and public buy in for new infrastructure projects around the City, site visits, and interfacing with
    a diverse group of planners, engineers, contractors, and city officials. Now that efforts are
    focused on COVID-19, Ben’s days include equal parts logistical management of the Food
    Distribution site at PORT Park in Chelsea, Massachusetts and processing data, intake requests,
    emails, and the many volunteers and workers to ensure that food arrives to Chelsea’s residents
    in need.
    COVID-19 Response Webinar:
    Local Approaches to Food Access

    Andi Crawford
    Chief Innovation Officer and Director of Neighborhoods and Citizen
    Engagement
    City of Lansing, Michigan

    Andi Crawford serves as the Chief Innovation Officer and first Director of
    the Department of Neighborhoods + Citizen Engagement for the City of
    Lansing, MI. In this role, she oversees the Office of Financial
    Empowerment, leads the Data & Evidence Team in the Harvard
    Bloomberg City Leadership Initiative, and oversees community outreach efforts including the
    Mayor’s participatory budgeting process. Prior to returning to her hometown of Lansing, she
    served the YMCA of Broward County in Ft. Lauderdale, FL as the Vice President of Health
    Innovation. She led the Pioneering Healthy Communities coalition, and served on the Broward
    County Community Transformation Grant team. Andi also worked in South Florida with Urban
    Health Partnerships, LLC where she led a project to design Healthy Community Zones, focusing
    resources into specific neighborhoods to address health disparities. This work was part of the
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Partners in Community Health (PICH) grant. She
    is particularly interested in building multi-sector, community-based teams to advance
    communities through equitable, sustainable strategies that connect economic development,
    public wealth building, transportation, education, and health.

    Patrick Hain
    Program Manager, Economic Opportunity and Financial
    Empowerment
    National League of Cities

    Patrick Hain is the Program Manager for the Economic Opportunity and
    Financial Empowerment team in the Institute for Youth Education and
    Families at the National League of Cities. In his role, he works with city
    leaders to address residents’ needs by supporting the implementation of
    innovative programs and the advancement of policies. Before his position at NLC, Patrick
    advanced evidence-based programs and pay-for-success financing at the Social Innovation
    Fund at the Corporation for National and Community Service. He started his career as an
    AmeriCorps VISTA in Chicago.

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