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| Organization Name | Grant Name | Grant Amount | Grant Cycle | Region |
Sola Gratia Farm | Land, Health, Community | $30,000.00 | Fall 2024 | East Central Illinois |
to help the organization through a period of growth that includes making investments in administrative staff and software for financial, donor, and CSA management as well as facilitating the expansion of the farm onto new land. | ||||
Fresh Taste – Chicago Region Food System Fund (Fiscal Sponsor: Forefront) | Land, Health, Community | $50,000.00 | Fall 2024 | East Central Illinois |
continuing to support the resilience of agricultural producers and organizations working toward food system resilience through the Chicago Region Food System Fund operated by the Fresh Taste Initiative. | ||||
Faith in Place | Land, Health, Community | $30,000.00 | Spring 2024 | 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) | Land, Health, Community | $30,000.00 | Spring 2024 | 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. | ||||
Chicago Grows Food | Austin Fresh and North Lawndale Fresh | $25,000.00 | 2024 | Chicago Area |
To continue 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. | ||||
Common Threads | Austin Fresh and North Lawndale Fresh | $28,000.00 | 2024 | Chicago Area |
For the expansion of the 'Growing Farm-to-School Learning Opportunities' collaborative program with Sumner 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. The program will bring on the CYC-Sidney Epstein Youth Center as a collaborative partner to expand program offerings. | ||||
Gardeneers | Austin Fresh and North Lawndale Fresh | $130,000.00 | 2024 | Chicago Area |
Continuing support of school garden programs in the North Lawndale community with Holy Family Ministries, Homan Rails Farm, and North Lawndale College Prep, and expand their reach to support programs at Roswell B. Mason Mathematics & Science Academy. These school garden programs provide students with knowledge, skills, and tools to become food justice leaders in their communities and bring fresh produce to local residents. | ||||
Faith in Place | Austin Fresh and North Lawndale Fresh | $150,000.00 | 2024 | Chicago Area |
For the Faith Community Action partnership with Stone Temple Missionary Baptist Church to advance North Lawndale’s Quality of Life Plan by supporting community health and building the local economy. Fruit trees will be planted at the neighborhood greenspace, James Stone Freedom Square, and a licensed shared kitchen will be completed to provide nutrition classes and food entrepreneurial opportunities to local residents. | ||||
Food Access Project | Austin Fresh and North Lawndale Fresh | $100,000.00 | 2024 | Chicago Area |
For the Food is Medicine Delivery Pilot for People with Chronic Disease, in collaboration with Mt. Sinai Hospital, which will connect the healthcare system with the local charitable food infrastructure to provide deliveries of medically-tailored groceries and supplemental produce to food-insecure neighbors managing chronic health conditions in North Lawndale. | ||||
Young Men’s Educational Network (YMEN) | Austin Fresh and North Lawndale Fresh | $450,000.00 | 2024 | Chicago Area |
Continuing support for the North Lawndale Garden to Table Pipeline and the operation of its food and distribution hubs that distribute locally grown produce, prepared meals, and donated/rescued food reaching North Lawndale’s most isolated residents. | ||||
