Overview
2025 Fellowship starts March 10th and runs through June 26th
● Sessions are every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the Month
● 4:00PM – 7:00PM
● Meetings at the Community Food Bank and other field trips across Tucson
Build your knowledge of:
● Historical and systemic barriers to food equity
● Exploring community-based solutions with other local organizers/organizations
● Engaging in social leadership skills
● Advocating for sustainable food systems and policies
Benefits:
● Stipend: $1,125
● Field trips!
● Connect with youth who have similar interests
● Mentorship & leadership skills from local leaders
Want to learn more? Attend our info session!
● February 7th from 4:00PM – 5:30PM
● Community Food Bank: 3003 S Country Club
● Register here: https://bit.ly/40pRCzj
APPLICATIONS ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED! Questions? Email: dojeda@communityfoodbank.org or epena@communityfoodbank.org
About the Fellowship
Sowing Remedies is a four-month interdisciplinary fellowship designed for high school youth to develop leadership, capacity-building, and advocacy skills to address the root causes of hunger and other social challenges impacting their communities.
During the four months, fellows learn about the historical and ongoing barriers to food access, explore community-based solutions with local Tucson organizations and organizers, and engage in leadership practices to advocate for sustainable food systems and policies.
Our fellows participate in activities that include relational practices, public speaking, community engagement, and art-building to develop the confidence and capacity to drive social change in their communities through civic participation.
Our Approach
Using popular education principles, we encourage our fellows to harness their existing knowledge, skills, and lived experiences to respond to and advocate for the root causes of hunger. Popular education is a praxis that encourages shared power, participatory leadership, and civic participation among communities. This approach teaches our fellows that we all hold valuable skills, and that when many voices are reflected in spaces, we can facilitate meaningful dialogues to respond to the challenges that most impact our communities.
Popular education encourages people of all ages and skills to become civically engaged in their communities for social change.
After the Fellowship
Fellows will be able to understand the root causes of hunger, identify community-based solutions and programs that respond to food insecurity, and feel confident to become civically engaged to advocate for food security and other social issues.
Graduated fellows continue to stay engaged through ongoing leadership opportunities with the
Community Food Bank, local working policy groups, and internships.
The 2025 Sowing Remedies cohort was represented by 8 students from highschools across Tucson, including Sahuaro HS, Sunnyside HS, Desertview HS, Pima Rise Academy, Andrada HS, and Innovation HS. Fellows were selected because of their interest, participation, and commitment to learn more about food security, local food systems and advocacy. Fellows expressed their desire for leadership growth, building connections with other students, and overall interest to better their communities and environment.
