Ashley Jackson, the Rev. Jesse Jackson's daughter, is hosting a vegan event at the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., on Sunday.

Ashley Jackson, in collaboration with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, will serve vegan meals to congregants as part of her ambassadorship to the Food Justice Project, which has the goal of redirecting meat, egg, and dairy subsidies to food deserts to fund healthier options. A food desert is a neighborhood without a grocery store within a half-mile, but convenience stores abound.

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After the Sunday service, Ashley Jackson will travel southeast from the church to the Anacostia neighborhood, considered a food desert, to hand out "vegan starter kits" full of "fresh produce and protein-packed tofu."

About 11% of Washington constitutes a food desert, according to the D.C. Policy Center. Meanwhile, about 68,900 Washingtonians go hungry. Some $17 million in federal subsidies each year go to the fruit and vegetable industries, and about $38 billion go to the meat, egg, and dairy industries.

"Food justice and social justice are one and the same," Ashley Jackson said in a press release.

"Everyone deserves access to fresh plant-based foods that nourish the body, mind, and soul," the Metropolitan AME Rev. William Lamar IV said. "Through this important work with PETA, we can advocate for the thousands of families who face food insecurity in D.C. and make our food system work for us, not against us."

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Ashley Jackson's father, the 82-year-old reverend, stepped down last month as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, which he founded over 50 years ago. The coalition's mission was to "protect, defend, and gain civil rights by leveling the economic and educational playing fields and to promote peace and justice around the world."

The Rev. Frederick Haynes III will be the new head of the coalition.