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We envision a Detroit where youth are powerful leading changing and cocreating the future of Detroits food system through culinary arts and food entrepreneurship. Programs DFA uses the universal connective power of food as a catalyst for youth to form community amongst their peers and with caring adult mentors. At all our program sites DFA fosters safe places for students to show up as themselves learn important life skills and express their creativity. Driven by youth voice and guided by caring adult mentors our curriculum unpacks the systems that shape the food we eat cook and have access to through handson cooking social emotional learning activities and group discussions.