Food Access for All: Delvin’s Plan to End Food Insecurity in District 12
Food is a basic human right—and in a city as prosperous and proud as Atlanta, no one should be forced to travel miles just to find fresh, affordable groceries. Yet across too many parts of District 12, access to healthy food remains a daily challenge. This is more than an inconvenience—it’s a public health crisis.
Whether you’re a senior on a fixed income, a parent trying to feed your family, or a student trying to concentrate in class, access to fresh food is foundational to well-being, dignity, and opportunity.
We need bold and immediate action to close the food access gap and build sustainable food systems that nourish our communities—not just today, but for the long term.
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1. Expand and Fund the City of Atlanta Grocery Access Fund
• Support and expand the City of Atlanta Grocery Access Fund, originally introduced by Councilman Matt Westmoreland, to help bring grocery options to underserved areas.
• Increase annual funding for the Grocery Access Fund to accelerate efforts in food-insecure neighborhoods like those across District 12.
• Prioritize investments in communities that lack full-service grocery stores, so every resident has options close to home.
2. Bring Fresh Food Closer to Home
• Work to attract more accessible grocery chains to District 12, including incentives to locate in areas historically ignored by major food retailers.
• Partner with convenience stores, corner stores, and bodegas to retrofit existing shelves and coolers with fresh, safe, and sustainable produce and meats—transforming small shops into healthy food hubs.
• Support partnerships with local Black, Brown, and diverse farmers, ensuring economic opportunity is built into our food access strategy while reducing dependency on distant supply chains.
3. Build a More Resilient and Equitable Food System
• Champion community-based food programs such as urban farms, mobile markets, food co-ops, and community-supported agriculture (CSA) programs.
• Ensure City resources support local growers, entrepreneurs, and community-led solutions that bring culturally relevant, nutritious food to the neighborhoods that need it most.
• Integrate food access into broader policy areas, including transit planning, housing development, and economic opportunity—because healthy food access is connected to every part of daily life.
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No community thrives without nourishment. Delvin is committed to delivering fresh food access, local partnerships, and real investment to end the food desert crisis in District 12—once and for all.
