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Stein Learning Gardens at St. Sabina
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Land, Health, Community-Chicago

$15,000.00

Spring 2023

Chicago Area

for general operating costs to support the Barbara’s Market farm stand in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood of Chicago.

Forest Preserve Foundation
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Land, Health, Community-Chicago

$20,000.00

Spring 2023

Chicago Area

to fund programs introducing conservation practices and career development for young people of color.

Urban Autism Solutions
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Land, Health, Community-Chicago

$10,000.00

Spring 2023

Chicago Area

for the hiring of an assistant farmer and purchasing supplies for the Growing Solutions Farm that supports young adults with autism.

Chicago Lights Urban Farm
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Land, Health, Community-Chicago

$5,000.00

Spring 2023

Chicago Area

for Farm Camp supplies and to support the salary costs of staff members who will provide 67.5 hours of youth development programming.

Refugee Education and Adventure Challenge (REACH)
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Land, Health, Community-Chicago

$10,000.00

Spring 2023

Chicago Area

to support refugee youth leaders and their peers in their authentic connections to health and sustainable lifestyles through the REACH adventure camp. Programming includes peer mentoring training.

Faith in Place
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Land, Health, Community

$30,000.00

Spring 2023

East Central Illinois

to fund operating expenses in FIP's work with faith congregations across East Central Illinois in adopting healthy, sustainable, and money-saving practices.

Fresh Taste (Fiscal Sponsor: Forefront)
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Land, Health, Community

$30,000.00

Spring 2023

East Central Illinois

to serve as a catalyst, rather than an implementing organization, to systemically change the way food is produced and consumed in the Chicago region promoting healthy land, healthy people, and healthy communities.

The Land Connection
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Land, Health, Community

$25,000.00

Spring 2023

East Central Illinois

to fund ongoing programs that increase farmer knowledge on sustainable farming practices; grow beginner farm businesses; provide the community access to healthy, locally grown foods; and expand public awareness of the importance of a local food system.

Foundation of Little Village
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Land, Health, Community-Chicago

$15,000.00

Fall 2022

Chicago Area

To expand the participation of the Cocina Rx preventive care food clinic pilot program based on personalized nutrition through medically tailored meals w/advanced microbiome testing (University of Chicago), tele-nutrition, health coaching, and culinary arts training.

Academy for Global Citizenship
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Land, Health, Community-Chicago

$10,000.00

Fall 2022

Chicago Area

To support Cultivate Collective’s urban agriculture start-up costs associated with the launch of their three-acre farm and associated programs. The farm is located in Southwest Chicago at the site of a former Chicago Housing Authority community, approximately 1.5 miles from Midway Airport.