Austin food equity program eyeing long-term solutions to continue operations

AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin-Travis County food access program created at the start of the coronavirus pandemic is seeking funding assistance to continue operations.Joi Chevalier is the founder and CEO of The Cook's Nook, a culinary incubator that helps develop and promote equitable, nutritional food access. With the onset of the pandemic in spring 2020, Chevalier helped develop the Supplemental Emergency Food Access Network (SEFAN) to address food insecurities and gaps, with focuses primaril