Wednesday, June 12th 2024
(130 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208) & Virtual
Gabrielle Williams
Met Council
Gabrielle Williams has been cooking since she was just five years old and food is her lens. Growing up in Queens, New York, she had the privilege of having friends from around the world and being welcomed to their tables and kitchens to eat and learn. Over the years she has been a culinary instructor, worked with butchers and farmers, assisted for various culinary events and catered. After attending the culinary school and being unfulfilled by cooking alone, she decided to pursue a degree anthropology to connect her love of food and people. For the last decade she has worked in food access organizations providing emergency food in NYC and is currently Director of Operations for the Food Program at Met Council where their worked is focused on advocating for and enabling access to kosher and halal food for all New Yorkers. For this work she was voted one of the 40 Under 40 in NYC Food Policy in 2023. Her focus is and will always be feeding people.
Speaking In:
Serving Kosher and Halal Clients: Expanding Equity & Access for all New Yorkers
In this workshop we will discuss how Met Council distributes millions of pounds of kosher and halal food annually by leveraging our expertise in serving clients with religiously informed dietary requirements, approaching policy with purpose and leveraging technology.
We will then showcase the approaches we rely on to providing culturally competent food access for our clients throughout the year, including ensuring their needs are met during special holidays. In this workshop we will share information on how providers and advocates can work to expand their outreach. We would also like to offer Kosher and Halal 101 training to participants so that they feel more equipped to potentially serve their neighbors with religiously informed dietary needs.
12:00 p.m.
Froman 304
Wednesday, June 12th 2024
(130 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208) & Virtual