This evaluation was undertaken by Community Science and focuses on lessons learned by the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation from the innovative three-year, multi-funder initiative Everybody at the Table for Health (EAT4Health). EAT4Health sought to counterbalance the predominance of national advocates far removed from on-the-ground problems by:
1. Lifting up the voices and agency of people directly impacted by structural racism and other forms of inequity;
2. Building the capacity of grassroots leaders and organizations to advocate for food policies that will have positive impact on their communities; and
3. Connecting national