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The Newark Fresh, Healthy Food Access Grant, averaging $19,895 each, supports local leaders to implement innovative solutions for fresh, healthy food access. Meet our grant partners at wholecitiesfoundation.org/2024/05/23/ann… #Newark #NewJersey #NJ #heatlhyfoodforall

We're thrilled to announce the recipients of the Newark Fresh, Healthy Food Access Grant! We’re awarding $198,950 to 10 community-driven organizations to advance health and nutrition across Newark’s five wards.

@WholeKidsFnd @WholePlanet @WholeFoodsFnd Don’t miss a BEET — be sure to follow @WholeFoodsFnd for project spotlights, Foundation updates and more!

We're so excited to announce we're joining @WholeKidsFnd and @WholePlanet as projects of the new @WholeFoodsFnd! We're still dedicated to building thriving local food systems and improving community health. Now, by working together, we can expand our reach and impact.

Whole Cities’ approach to community partnerships are guided by Whole Foods Market’s Community First Principles, an expansion of the Core Value: We care about our communities and the environment.

Meet Dismas House, our Community First Grant partner in Worcester, MA. They train formerly homeless and former offenders to be farmers at their 35-acre organic farm. 🌱 Learn more at wholecitiesfoundation.org/community-part… #CommunityFirst #DismasHouse #WorcesterMA

📣Attention Newark friends!📣 Our 2024 Newark Fresh, Healthy Food Access Grant application window is closing soon! Don’t miss a BEET and submit your application by February 19. More info at wholecitiesfoundation.org/grants/newark-…

Learn more at wholecitiesfoundation.org/community-part…

Today we’re shining our community partner spotlight in San Antonio, Texas. Part of San Antonio College and the William R. Sinkin Eco Centro, the mission of the Garcia Street Urban Farm is to strive to empower their community to engage in the local food system.

Having trouble deciding on a healthy snack? Fresh produce can add variety and give your daily snack a healthy boost. 🍅 🥒 🥕 #veggies #snack

📣Attn Newark!📣 Our 2024 Newark Fresh, Healthy Food Access Grant applications are open now through Feb. 19! Locally led orgs with projects to broaden access to fresh, healthy food or nutrition education can apply for funding between $5k-$20k. More at wholecitiesfoundation.org/grants/newark-…

Meet @GroundworkMKE and discover their inspiring mission as they work tirelessly to foster community-based partnerships, empowering individuals, businesses, and organizations to champion environmental, economic, and social well-being at wholecitiesfoundation.org/community-part…

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Landmark Training Development Company from Memphis, TN is a Whole Cities Community First Grant partner. Listen to an audio story to learn about their urban farm, year-round indoor farmers market and several of their gardens.

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Thank you for making 2023 absolutely unforgettable! 💚 Looking forward to 2024, we invite you to join our generous sponsors to help us reach our goal to invest $1.145M in community-led organizations expanding healthy food access! classy.org/campaign/healt…

Together, we invested a whopping $888,859 in community-led organizations. This includes 10 Newark Fresh, Healthy Food Access Grants and 64 Whole Foods Market Team Member-nominated Community First Grants! 🌱✨

🌟 Celebrating our victories of 2023! 🌟 With the incredible support from dedicated community partners, generous sponsors, and @‌wholefoods Team Members, we've had an unforgettable year.

“Catherine & the team at @WholeFoods Lexington come out and see the gardens, they interact with the gardeners, they interact with us.” -Christine Smith, E.D., Seedleaf Growing food access is at the heart of our mission. Seedleaf in Lexington, KY shows it. spr.ly/6019Ruo9X

Need inspiration for a few meals? Our community partners have created a variety of resources to support nutritional education and healthy cooking classes. Check out what’s cooking with our partner, @communityserv! wholecitiesfoundation.org/nutrition-educ…