Chelsea Katz
Bio
Chelsea is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Fresh Takes Kitchen - a for-profit social venture focused on making healthy eating accessible in lower-income communities through a meal subscription service distributed via community organization partners such as schools, churches, and recreation centers. At Fresh Takes Kitchen, she manages sales and distribution, marketing, and social impact measurement. She previously worked as a Talent and Organization Performance Consultant for Accenture, where she developed expertise in designing and implementing effective change strategies for large global consumer product, transportation, and financial service companies - with a strong focus on strengthening supply chain and distribution partnerships. She then served as a Strategic Project Manager for i.c.stars - a Chicago non-profit that prepares high potential inner-city adults for careers in business and technology. With seven years of direct food service industry experience, Chelsea has deep knowledge of food enterprise management and high impact customer service. Chelsea graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Connecticut with a B.S. in Business Administration and holds an M.B.A from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
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Chelsea Katz says:
It is always tempting to look for silver bullet solutions to social justice challenges - in everything from education reform to obesity reduction. Two new studies are challenging the widely accepted food justice notion that food deserts are the primary drivers of obesity. This article dissects these studies and discuses...In Reference To:
Beyond the Food Desert: Why We Can't Get Healthy Foods in Poor Communities | Poverty on GOOD
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Food deserts (whether you agree with the term or not) have become a hot topic in the social justice and food access space - and public initiatives like the HFFI are a step in the right direction. HFFI's focus on funding innovative initiatives that strive to make fresh, healthy food more accessible in lower income...In Reference To:
Public Funding for Food Desert Solutions - Healthy Food Financing Initiative
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We came across this pilot program of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation while researching social venture funding opportunities and I was surprised that there was such little media attention focused on this innovative approach to using endowment dollars to invest in capacity building of mission-driven for-profits such as...In Reference To:
Mission-Driven Investing - WWKF Pilot Investment Program
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There is now real evidence behind the notion that communities, when working collectively and comprehensively, can reduce obesity rates. "Get Healthy Philly" is a unique cross-sector, comprehensive plan and model for others to learn from. The initiative addresses many of the interconnected factors that impact wellness,...In Reference To:
Childhood Obesity Declining in Philadelphia Since 2006-07, Study Finds - Schooled in Sports - Education Week
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One out of three American children is overweight or obese and this is the first generation of children predicted to have a lower life expectancy than their parents. Not only does being overweight as a child impact a child's quality of life with significant health and social issues - it's also responsible for a...In Reference To: