IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION recognizing KC Healthy Kids on the occasion of its collaborative project, Art for KC Voices, to promote awareness of food policies in our community.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20189, July 1, 2019
INTRODUCED BY Crystal Williams, Theresa Galvin, Dan Tarwater III, Jalen Anderson, Tony Miller, Scott Burnett, Ronald E. Finley, Charlie Franklin, and Jeanie Lauer, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, KC Healthy Kids is a non-profit developed to create awareness and accessibility of healthy food options in our community; and,
WHEREAS, KC Healthy Kids launched Art for KC Voices, a collaborative project involving residents and stakeholders in low income, racially diverse neighborhoods in Jackson County in sharing stories and information about how food policies shape our community; and,
WHEREAS, the artists selected for this project are emerging artist Cheyenne Bands, muralist J.T. Daniels, and poet Natasha Ria El-Scari; and,
WHEREAS, these artists' works will be exhibited throughout Jackson County in July to raise awareness about the importance of food assistance programs; and,
WHEREAS, this collaborative project addresses SNAP, WIC, school food and other programs contained in the Child Nutrition Reauthorization and the 2018 Farm Bill; and,
WHEREAS, Art for KC Voices is partnering with the University of Missouri - Kansas City Center for Neighborhoods, the Community Health Council of Wyandotte County, the Historic Northeast-Midtown Association, and KC Healthy Kids; and,
WHEREAS, funding for this project was provided by the Health Forward Foundation and the Convergence Partnership; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature hereby recognizes the Art for KC Voices and the KC Healthy Kids program.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
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