Black & Green Food Justice Fund - Grants Awarded

Center for Urban Transformation, Chicago, Illinios

Grant in 2008 to support programs that support the health of black communities on Chicago's south side.

Community Services Unlimited, Inc., Los Angeles, California

Grant to support their work with youth about health, food and farming issues.

Culinary Corps, New York, New York

Grant to support their efforts centered on the rebuilding efforts and culinary renaissance of New Orleans, LA.

FANtastic Kids, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

Grant to support programs training youth to teach obesity prevention and healthy eating.

Four Winds School, Warrenville, Illinios

Grant in 2008 to support the "Organic School Garden" program for 3rd graders.

God Bless the Child Films, Inc., Plainfield, New Jersey

Grant to support the research phase of Soul Food Junkies, a feature-length documentary by Byron Hurt that examines diet and health in the African American community. Byron Hurt is a leading progressive filmmaker using media/new media to impact a number of social justice issues. This film project will give voice to people from historically excluded communities and push forward some important conversations around public health and food in the United States. www.bhurt.com

Harlan Community Academy High School, Chicago, Illinios

Grant in 2008 to support "The Grub Club" to change the way high school students think about food.

La Peņa Cultural Center, Berkeley, California

Grant to support La Peņa Cultural Center in organizing four lecture presentations that will pair high profile food activists with local community leaders of color in the sustainable agriculture and food justice movements. The culminating event in this series will be an international food tasting where culture and social justice education are folded into one evening. La Peņa Cultural Center has worked to bridge culture, arts, and activism in the Bay Area for several decades.

Leroy Musgraves of Good Foot Farm, Livingston, California

Grants in 2007 and 2008 to support Leroy Musgraves' work to transform the food system through providing workshops to educate older African-Americans about the health and environmental benefits of maintaining a plant-based diet. Mr. Musgraves is an acclaimed Organic Farmer, Author, Poet, and Health Educator. He is deeply committed to enduring that African-Americans are educated about the connection between diet and health, and to increasing access to local, organic, and sustainably raised produce.

Mo Better Food Program Oakland, California

Grant to support The Mo' Better Food Program of the Familyhood Connection, an organization that promotes bringing generations together to develop self -sufficiency in low-income communities. The Mo' Better Food Program was created by David Roach to teach high school students about healthy foods and how to manage a successful business in their community. www.mobetterfood.com

Mitchell Street Farmers Market Coalition, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Grant to support their work promoting food sovereignty and economic justice.

Nkauj Iab Yang, Oakland, California

Grant to support her community work with Serve the People, a program for South East Asian high school youth.

North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers

Grant in 2008 to support the "Land Loss Prevention Project" to help African-America farmers stay on their land. www.landloss.org

Oakland Food Connection, Oakland, California

Grant to support educational programs for youth about healthy food choices, sustainable agricultural practices, social responsibility and environmental justice.

Rooted in Community, San Francisco, California

Grant to support this grassroots network that empowers young people to take leadership in fostering healthy communities and food justice through urban and rural agriculture, community gardening, food security, and related environmental justice work.

Serve the People, Oakland, California

Grant to support the program's community work with South East Asian high school youth.

Sustainable Harvest: Small Farms and the Future of America's Food Supply, Oakland, California

Grant to support the planning, research, and development of the film Sustainable Harvest: Small Farms and the Future of America's Food Supply. This film showcases creative, environmentally sustainable cultivation methods used by a team of pioneering farmers to secure the sustained viability of a safer and healthier food supply. The project's goal is to educate and empower the population, especially traditionally underserved communities, to take ownership of their diets and become involved in expanding access to locally harvested, sustainably raised produce and animal products. Fiscal sponsor: Farms to Grow, Inc.

The Food Project Next Generation Retreat, Lincoln, Massachusetts

Grant to support the Next Generation Retreat for 50 young food justice activists in January 2009. This weekend gathering brought together diverse activists to determine how young people can better make an impact on the movement for a healthy, just, and sustainable food system. Participants were able to build relationships as well as give input on what the coming wave of the movement will look like.

Urban Fresh, Louisville, Kentucky

Grant to support the recruitment and training of youth of color in Louisville to become educators about healthy food, food justice nad economic justice.

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