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North Lawndale Fresh Grantees

• North Lawndale Fresh2024

  Gardeneers

  Awarded $130,000

  Funding for school garden programs in the North Lawndale community with Holy Family Ministries, Homan Rails Farm, and North Lawndale College Prep, and for expansion of 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.

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• North Lawndale Fresh2024

  Faith in Place

  Awarded $150,000

  Support for the Faith Community Action partnership with Stone Temple Missionary Baptist Church which advances North Lawndale’s Quality of Life Plan by supporting community health and building the local economy. Fruit trees will be planted at the neighborhood green space, James Stone Freedom Square, and a licensed shared kitchen will be completed to provide nutrition classes and food entrepreneurial opportunities to local residents.

  View Faith in Place's Website
• North Lawndale Fresh2024

  Chicago Grows Food

  Awarded $25,000

  For the continuation of 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.

  View Chicago Grows Food's Website
• North Lawndale Fresh2024

  Young Men's Educational Network (YMEN)

  Awarded $450,000

  To continue supporting the North Lawndale 'Garden to Table Pipeline' and the operation of its food and distribution hubs — NL Greening Committee, Stone Temple Missionary Baptist Church, YMEN, The Firehouse Community Art Center, and Street Vendors Association of Chicago — that distribute locally grown produce, prepared meals, and donated/rescued food reaching North Lawndale’s most isolated residents.

  View Young Men's Educational Network (YMEN)'s Website
• North Lawndale Fresh2024

  Common Threads

  Awarded $28,000

  To expand the 'Growing Farm-to-School Learning Opportunities' collaborative program with the 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.

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• North Lawndale Fresh2024

  Food Access Project

  Awarded $100,000

  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.

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• North Lawndale Fresh2023

  North Lawndale Greening Committee

  Awarded $94,000

  To support the transformation of vacant lots into beautiful and productive community gardens in partnership with NeighborSpace.

  View North Lawndale Greening Committee's Website
• North Lawndale Fresh2023

  Young Men's Educational Network (YMEN)

  Awarded $495,000

  continuing support for the North Lawndale Garden to Table Pipeline, which operates three food hubs—Stone Temple Church, YMEN, and The Firehouse Community Art Center—that distribute locally grown produce, prepare meals, and donated/rescued food. This grant will help identify and add a new hub and equip drivers to expand to reach the most isolated residents and reduce the distance residents have to travel for food.

  View Young Men's Educational Network (YMEN)'s Website
• North Lawndale Fresh2023

  Chicago Grows Food

  Awarded $25,000

  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.

  View Chicago Grows Food's Website
• North Lawndale Fresh2023

  North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council (NLCCC)

  Awarded $485,000

  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.

  View North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council (NLCCC)'s Website
• North Lawndale Fresh2023

  Common Threads

  Awarded $28,000

  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.

  View Common Threads's Website
• North Lawndale Fresh2023

  Gardeneers

  Awarded $95,000

  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.

  View Gardeneers's Website
• North Lawndale Fresh2022

  Chicago Horticultural Society

  Awarded $50,000

  This grant will support the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Windy City Harvest (WCH) requests for critical upgrades to the point-of-sale system at its North Lawndale headquarters, the Farm on Ogden (FOO). These upgrades respond to growing demand at FOO, alleviating wait times and improving overall customer experience. This investment and additional efforts by the Farm on Ogden team will steadily enhance and increase North Lawndale customer participation.

  View Chicago Horticultural Society's Website
• North Lawndale Fresh2022

  North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council (Fiscal Sponsor, New Covenant Development Corporation)

  Awarded $672,000

  To support the NLCCC Food Collaborative's expansion of healthy food options for community residents and build the North Lawndale economy through food-related enterprises by expanding a successful food distribution initiative (with Top Box Foods) and supporting Black-owned, local grocery businesses. NLCCC member organizations include Boxing Out Negativity, Firehouse Community Arts Center, Foundation for Homan Square, Lawndale Christian Development Corporation, North Lawndale Employment Network and Sweet Beginnings LLC, and Sinai Chicago, among others.

  View North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council (Fiscal Sponsor, New Covenant Development Corporation)'s Website
• North Lawndale Fresh2022

  Young Men's Educational Network (YMEN)

  Awarded $500,000

  This grant will support the North Lawndale Garden to Table Pipeline, which creates a sustainable food system that connects proven community organizations to combine locally grown, nutrient rich food with available food. Prepared meals and food packages will be distributed in community settings and delivered to elderly and isolated.

  View Young Men's Educational Network (YMEN)'s Website