Mattapan Food & Fitness Coalition

The Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition (MFFC) is a collaborative organization, bringing together Mattapan residents, organizations, and others to work on improving the food and physical activity environments in Mattapan. MFFC promotes healthy behaviors through its networks and its partnerships with other organizations. MFFC provides leadership through community engagement. MFFC is a grassroots movement in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston designed to make healthy and affordable food, safe and inviting recreational spaces, and streets and sidewalks readily accessible to all. To promote health and healthy behaviors by improving the nutritional and physical activity environments for Mattapan residents and residents of surrounding communities. Positive changes in these areas complement other efforts to decrease health problems like diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and other health conditions. Our organization grew out of an effort to draw on the wonderful ethnic and cultural diversity of the Mattapan community to promote a healthy living environment, with a focus on access to healthy foods and the promotion of physical fitness for all ages.