FISHADELPHIA: MAKING SEAFOOD MORE SUSTAINABLE: BRINGING A COMMUNITY SEAFOOD PROGRAM TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY

Fishadelphia is a community-based, youth-oriented organization that has built a successful model for local retail seafood distribution among low-income communities and communities of color in Philadelphia. This project aims to:(1) Increase access to fresh, high quality, locally harvested seafood, especially among low-income and Black and/or Asian communities, in Philadelphia: through facility and infrastructure investments, and innovative, community-based, culturally targeted outreach strategies;(2) Increase awareness and connection among diverse stakeholders in this seafood supply chain: through creative information sharing, field trips, and community events;(3) Increase business experience and capacity among staff and students (who are all people of color and largely come from low-income households): through business skill workshops conceived of, designed, and facilitated by community members;(4) Implement a model for a financially self-sufficient community seafood program: through strategic operational improvements to increase efficiency, meticulous tracking of financial data, leveraging economic diversity of the region, and documenting and sharing the process with other North American seafood programs.