| Jurisdiction Name: | Baltimore |
| State/Province: | MD |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality |
| Population: | 620,961 |
| Population Range: | 250,000 to 999,999 |
| Policy Links: | |
| Policy type: | motion |
| Year: | 2011 |
| GFC Topic: | community food connections, community food production, community food security |
| Keywords: | agriculture, children, economic development, food access, food desert, food policy, food policy advisor position, food production, food security, obesity, staffing, urban, urban agriculture |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Baltimore City Council, Baltimore Board of Estimates |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Baltimore City Planning Department |
| Support Entity(s): | Baltimore City Office of Sustainability |
| Funding Amount: | $90,220 |
| Funding Sources: | General Fund |
| Policy Outcome(s): | Approved funding for a full-time Food Policy Director to implement the City’s Food Policy Task Force plan, which calls for increasing access to healthy foods and fighting childhood obesity. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 – Link 2 |
