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| Organization Name | Grant Name | Grant Amount | Grant Cycle | Region |
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. | ||||
Food Access Project | Austin Fresh and North Lawndale Fresh | $150,000.00 | 2023 | Chicago Area |
For the 'Coordinated Delivery for Individuals with Disabilities living in the Austin Community' project providing monthly grocery deliveries and fresh produce to disabled individuals facing food insecurity in and around Austin. | ||||
NeighborSpace | Austin Fresh and North Lawndale Fresh | $200,000.00 | 2023 | Chicago Area |
Funds will allow the Austin Garden Collective to increase its capacity to distribute and manage seven to ten sub grants for garden repair and infrastructure projects; seven to ten sub-grants for garden programming; and stipends for community outreach and engagement. | ||||
BUILD, Inc. | Austin Fresh and North Lawndale Fresh | $215,000.00 | 2023 | Chicago Area |
For the expansion of Austin Grown programming and staffing at a new facility and farm and for renovations to their outdoor education center allowing for year-round utilization, and a hydroponic garden. | ||||
GSJ Family Life Center | Austin Fresh and North Lawndale Fresh | $43,500.00 | 2023 | Chicago Area |
To provide healthy and local food-centered, community-driven entrepreneurship and nutritional education opportunities for Austin neighborhood residents through the establishment and operation of a community kitchen. | ||||
