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Oakland County Food Landscape Study

January 30, 2026

Exploring and Improving Access to Food, Food Security, and Supportive Programming for Oakland County Residents

Oakland County Health and Human Services engaged Public Sector Consultants to develop a baseline of food needs and services across the county. PSC used publicly available data to create this baseline and gathered additional data to inform recommendations from the project’s community coalition. The goal is to use the outcomes of this project to not only assess the county’s food environment—exploring access to food, food security, and programs that serve residents with food insecurity—but to implement future programs and services where they are needed most.

Executive Summaries 

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Goals and Objectives

After establishing a baseline for food needs and services in Oakland County, PSC shared the collected data with coalition and community members to inform their recommendations for a plan forward. The county’s goals and objectives to improving food access and strengthening both the food system and community are below:

  • Goal 1: Improve access to nutritious, local, culturally appropriate food for all Oakland County residents

    • Objective 1.1: Reduce barriers to accessing nutritious food

    • Objective 1.2: Foster food programs that meet the needs and preferences of the people using them

    • Objective 1.3: Increase food literacy among Oakland County residents Objective 1.4: Decrease stigma related to food assistance programs

  • Goal 2: Reduce wasted food and support local farmers and food businesses

    • Objective 2.5: Maximize existing efforts to reduce wasted food

    • Objective 2.6: Support local farmers and food-based businesses

  • Goal 3: Increase collaboration among food system partners and community members

    • Objective 3.7: Establish and communicate clear goals to develop buy- in from food system partners

    • Objective 3.8: Promote collaboration and continued communication among established partners and new partners