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| Organization Name | Grant Name | Grant Amount | Grant Cycle | Region |
Coles County Mental Health Association (LifeLinks) | Land, Health, Community | $16,720.00 | Fall 2023 | East Central Illinois |
to provide the organization’s employees addressing the ongoing and growing need for mental health care in Coles County with a day-long wellness retreat to reconnect with themselves and nature. | ||||
The Land Connection | Land, Health, Community | $36,000.00 | Fall 2023 | East Central Illinois |
to fund programs that include: increasing farmer knowledge on sustainable farming practices, growing beginner farm businesses, providing the community access to healthy, locally grown foods, and expanding public awareness of the importance of a local food system. | ||||
Mattoon CUSD #2 – Mattoon High School | Land, Health, Community | $50,000.00 | Fall 2023 | East Central Illinois |
to expand the school’s courtyard space into an outdoor hands-on learning environment for the agriculture department and area Future Farmers of America members. | ||||
North Lawndale Greening Committee | Austin Fresh and North Lawndale Fresh | $94,000.00 | 2023 | Chicago Area |
To support the transformation of vacant lots into beautiful and productive community gardens in partnership with NeighborSpace. | ||||
Young Men’s Educational Network (YMEN) | Austin Fresh and North Lawndale Fresh | $495,000.00 | 2023 | Chicago Area |
Continuing support for the North Lawndale Garden to Table Pipeline to help identify and add a new hub locations and equip drivers to expand to reach the most isolated residents and reduce the distance residents have to travel for food. | ||||
Chicago Grows Food | Austin Fresh and North Lawndale Fresh | $25,000.00 | 2023 | Chicago Area |
For the Grow Your Groceries and Home Garden programs which aim to address food insecurity and barriers to gardening in low food access areas by providing residents with grow kits and a variety of educational resources for maintaining their gardens and increasing their knowledge of how to grow their food. | ||||
North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council (NLCCC) | Austin Fresh and North Lawndale Fresh | $485,000.00 | 2023 | Chicago Area |
Continuing the Lawndale Gateway development project which aims to increase healthy food access in the West Side. This second investment will support staffing, as well as architecture, engineering, and design of the affordable, full-line grocery store. | ||||
Common Threads | Austin Fresh and North Lawndale Fresh | $28,000.00 | 2023 | Chicago Area |
To support the Growing Farm to School Learning Opportunities collaborative program with Summer Academy which provides cooking and nutrition education programs with local ingredients to increase students’ and families’ food literacy, cooking skills, and access to healthy snacks and meals. | ||||
Gardeneers | Austin Fresh and North Lawndale Fresh | $95,000.00 | 2023 | Chicago Area |
To expand community events and production at the Homan Rails Farm and the garden at North Lawndale College Prep which provide fresh produce, resources, and knowledge to families and local residents through farm stands or garden workshops. | ||||
Chicago Austin Youth Travel Adventures, Inc. NFP | Austin Fresh and North Lawndale Fresh | $30,000.00 | 2023 | Chicago Area |
For the CAYTA CARES - ChiTown Soul Trolley Fresh Food Tours, a program dedicated to providing Austin Community residents with discovery journeys of food and history. | ||||
