Grantees

At Farmshare Austin, our mission is to grow a healthy, just and equitable local food system by increasing community food access and cultivating new farmers. We envision a future of resilient local food economies that ensures equitable access to food and to the resources needed to farm. Farmshare Austin builds bridges between the produce grown on our 10-acre certified organic farm in Eastern Travis County and food access programs reaching food insecure communities in Central Texas.

The mission of Double Trellis Food Initiative is to serve as an immediate stopgap for the most food-insecure individuals in marginalized communities of Philadelphia in a way that is both culturally relevant and grounded in human dignity and social justice, while also working to directly address some of the root causes of food insecurity through our workforce development program, educational nutrition workshops, and food justice advocacy work.

FFT’s goal is to alleviate weekend food insecurity among students whose families are low income. FFT’s only program is to provide food so students experiencing poverty can leave school on Friday afternoon with the confidence that they will be able to prepare and eat simple meals throughout the weekend. In its elementary and middle schools, FFT’s volunteers pack and distribute PowerSacks that contain nonperishable items that can feed a family of four two meals, plus snacks. In all high schools and some middle and elementary schools, FFT operates food pantries where students can select the foods they prefer. The program delivers food to each school throughout the school year (36 weeks). Deliveries are made to each school every other Friday so FFT can serve more schools than it would otherwise be able to, given funding limitations. However, because almost every family has at least two students attending the school, most families will receive two PowerSacks, which will provide enough food for two weekends.

Food Forward’s mission is to fight hunger and prevent food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people experiencing food insecurity, and inspiring others to do the same. We envision a future where all people have access to fresh produce and food waste is drastically reduced, resulting in nourished communities and a healthy environment.

The Food Project’s mission is to create a thoughtful and productive community of youth and adults from diverse backgrounds who work together to build a sustainable food system. Our community produces healthy food for residents of the city and suburbs, provides youth leadership opportunities, and inspires and supports others to create change in their own communities.

FoodCorps believes in a future where every child—regardless of race, place, or class—gets the nourishment they need to thrive. We partner with people dedicated to creating that future: from educators and school leaders, to national alliances and community-based organizations, to our AmeriCorps service members and students themselves. We collaborate with these peers to demonstrate the power of food in schools and ensure our country’s systems work together to nurture every child’s potential.  For nearly a decade, FoodCorps has collaborated with school communities to connect kids to healthy food. Our culturally responsive direct service program centers our community partners’ visions to transform schools into places where kids learn about healthy food, fall in love with it, and eat it every day. We leverage our school-by-school impact to influence changes in the systems, policies, and culture that shape our kids' relationship with food.

The mission of FoodRecovery.org is to recover surplus food that would be sent to landfills. While hunger continues to be one of the most urgent issues, the United States wastes 119 billion pounds of food. According to the USDA, over one third of food produced goes to waste, while 1 in 8 individuals are food insecure. The issue of hunger and wasted food seem counterintuitive, and FoodRecovery.org exists to connect these issues to fight food insecurity and protect our environment. All for free.

“Food,What?!” (FW) is a youth empowerment and food justice organization. At FW, youth engage in relationships with land, food and each other in ways that are grounded in love and rooted in justice. We provide a safe space where youth cultivate their empowerment, liberation and wellbeing. We are uniquely positioned to support youth wellbeing by increasing access to fresh, healthy food while inviting youth to directly participate in their local food system through organic farming.

Our mission is to cultivate and sustain a resilient local food community in North Central Florida through collaboration, economic opportunity, education, and seed stewardship.

Freedmen Heirs Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit with a laser focus on expediting change in the U.S. agriculture sector. Bridging the gap between two worlds: Black farmers and the marketplace. Freedmen Heirs Foundation is dedicated to a mission and vision of eliminating inequities in agriculture to provide Black farmers access to technical assistance, capital, and new market opportunities. Freedmen Heirs Foundation develops innovative program initiatives that strive to increase diversity and equity in U.S. agriculture and to effectively combat barriers via a relevant and holistic approach mutually beneficial for Black farmers, agribusinesses, government, and industry stakeholders.