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“It’s going to reverberate for generations to come,” says Hans Hagerman. In this clip, the BFF pilot community member shares his insights on how Black Farmer Fund is helping to build a more equitable and sustainable food system for Black farmers and their communities. BFF’s work is essential to addressing the systemic barriers that Black farmers face. By providing access to capital, resources, and training, we are helping Black farmers to thrive and build a better future for their families and communities. Want to learn more about BFF work and community wealth building? Watch the rest of the video on our YouTube channel here: https://lnkd.in/gJrNijWx #communitywealthbuilding #Blackfood #Blackfarmers #generationalimpact #foodsystem #foodjustice

We’re bringing back our ethnic food bank as the Utopian Meals Project! Funded by the National Lottery, Utopian Meals will bring healthy foods to the homes of Black women in our community, with a focus on foods from their culture. Watch this video to hear our founder and CEO Julie Syl Kalungi explain why now felt like the right time to bring back the food bank. #WODIN #UtopianMeals #FoodBank #FoodScarcity #CostOfLiving #CostOfLivingCrisis

Feeding the world, one meal at a time. 🌍🍽️ At BlackFin Seafood, we believe in a simple yet powerful idea: people feeding people. While enjoying a delicious meal, we're offering you the opportunity to make a difference in someone's life. For every box of fish you choose, we provide a meal for a hungry child without a parent to lean on. It's a straightforward act, but it has a profound impact. This isn't just about fish; it's about community, compassion, and creating change. ⁠ ⁠ Your decision to choose our fish is your decision to feed someone else. It's all you. If you're ready to be a part of this meaningful journey, click the link in our BIO to make your contribution. ⁠ ⁠ Together, let's make a positive impact on the world, one meal at a time 🌊🍽️ ⁠ ⁠ 🌐: https://lnkd.in/evXCPqHD⁠ ⁠ #PeopleFeedingPeople #BlackFinSeafood #MakeADifference

Recently, Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection issued the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Good Food Fund and the Early-Stage Food Incubator Programs. The purpose of these two programs is to provide support for food entrepreneurs in communities with inequitable food access, where the COVID-19 pandemic further exacerbated existing disparities within the food industry. The Good Food Fund and the Early-Stage Food Incubator programs were designed after intensive community engagement with the Food Equity Council and seek to help expand, enhance and restore the food industry using an equity and community-based approach. 🌱 Good Food Fund Program RFP (Closes on September 25, 2023, at 12:00PM) 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gfNRwyJp 🌱 Early-Stage Food Business Incubator RFP (Closes on October 10, 2023 at 12:00PM) 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gz8d8Mb8 #nawbochicago #nawbo #nawbomember #networking #coaching #chicagobusinesswomen #chicagowomeninbiz #womenbusinessowner #femaleentrepreneur #femaleceo

🌟 Exciting News for AAPI-Owned Restaurants! The 2024 AAPISTRONG Restaurant Fund, supported by the Grubhub Community Fund, was launched to empower Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander-owned restaurants across the U.S. What the Fund Offers: 🔹 Financial Aid: Assistance to address supply chain disruptions, manage increased inventory costs, and enhance workforce development and safety. 🔹 Business Development: Investments in infrastructure, technological advancements, employee benefits, and streamlined operations. 🔹 Community Impact: Efforts to strengthen neighborhoods by creating safe, enjoyable dining experiences. Key Dates: Application deadline: MAY 31, 2024 or until 5,000 applications are received (whichever comes first). Review Period: June - July 2024 Notification of Results: August 2024 Application information: https://lnkd.in/gaGUMPpa Apply today and pave the way for a prosperous future! 🍽️💪 #AAPISTRONG #GrubhubCommunityFund #SupportAAPIBusinesses #RestaurantGrowth

Forty years ago, when Foodgrains Bank was founded, food assistance meant shipping Canadian grain worldwide. Today, we often prioritize purchasing food locally in the countries where we work, contributing to their local economies. Yet, in-kind assistance still involves the delivery of actual food items. In recent years, much of our programming has seen an even bigger shift: the adoption of cash and voucher assistance. But why cash? Read our latest article by Stefan Epp-Koop, humanitarian and nexus program senior manager, to learn more about how Foodgrains Bank uses cash to #endhunger ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eDTBQjn5

Catalyzing Change: FoodClique’s Unyielding Battle Against Hunger. At the heart of FoodClique’s mission lies the belief that no one should go to bed hungry. Through our tireless efforts, we have created a network that redistributes surplus food to those who need it most. #Meals2go #FoodCliqueSupportinitiative #ZeroHunger #SDG2

Check out this great blog post from our friends at North Texas Food Bank!

A mission-driven non-profit Reinvestment Fund whose research I picked up in the local Atlanta news this morning. This topic has been one I have researched and thought on extensively, dig around in my Featured section and it's there to be perused. My own small rural town doesn't have a grocery store. We do have a Wal-Mart, for what it's worth, but I'm not a fan of shopping there (we drive to another town to shop at Aldi and save half on our grocery bill, and are fortunate enough to be able to do so) and it still definitely isn't the cheapest option for a county that has some devastating levels of poverty. In a bit of cold comfort, we are having a Publix, a rather pricey option, built on the very edge of our county and it's still going to be super inconvenient for mountain dwellers like ourselves (and pricey, did I mention pricey?- I dislike being gouged by food prices). Food bank boxes are administered via church handouts in these parts also, which can be its own deterrent for many reasons to people who just want to feed their family without strings attached. Georgia has strict requirements for those who receive SNAP or food stamp benefits, including registering for work, taking any job offered (whether you want it/like it or not is not on the table), no voluntary quitting and no voluntary reduction of work hours below 30 per week. Food is a human right. This makes me absolutely crazy, that over and over again we can't manage to feed everyone while others have food rotting in their fridges; some eat out expensive meals routinely and throw away portions; we peddle insane, unscientific fad diets that waste time, money, resources, create unnecessary companies and entire industries to prey off people's ignorance about healthy eating; we don't support local farmers or provide infrastructure to get their products to the public; we vote against summer meal programs for children who depend on them to eat outside of the school year; we politicize food, and our most vulnerable populations are disproportionately affected by food deserts. Americans have a disordered relationship with food but there are lots of good ways to solve that problem, and one of them is research, data acting on that data on a swift and meaningful timeline. #foodinsecurity #socialgood #dataforgood