This session brings together two projects from different communities in the Mountain West to examine the ways that diverse youth engage in, define, and lead food justice efforts. Across these projects, young people with historically marginalized identities redefined food justice as a central component of critical social justice and community engagement efforts by drawing connections between their family histories and the ways that communities bridge difference through shared resources. In this session, we draw upon critical sociocultural theories of learning and identity, as well as critical theories from sociology, to reimagine what it means to be in community with others. The session will explore youth-led projects and then ask a series of probing questions designed to drive collective conversation.