Founded in 1978, HFS is one of the nation's oldest organizations dedicated to fighting hunger and improving nutrition on the grassroots level. We administer a range of programs, including a parents committee advocating for healthier school meals, a 24-acre nonprofit farm that grows food for local families and social service agencies, an urban agriculture mini-farm on a formerly abandoned lot, an inner-city grocery retail project, and extensive outreach and advocacy in the Hartford community.