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The Christopher Family Foundation is proud to announce support for the following organizations who are collectively working to address hunger, strengthen food systems, and streamline access to fresh food and public food benefits through the use of humane technology:
- Chicago Botanic Garden
- Feeding America
- Fresh Meals on Wheels of Sheboygan County
- Fresh Taste
- Greater Chicago Food Depository
- mRelief
- Northern Illinois Food Bank
Additionally, the Austin Fresh funding collaborative, of which the Christopher Family Foundation is a founding member, recently awarded grants to the following organizations working to strengthen the food ecosystem in the Austin neighborhood:
- Austin Coming Together
- Austin Community Food Co-op
- Austin Garden Collective
- Beyond Hunger
- BUILD, Inc.
- Chicago Austin Youth Travel Adventures
- Christ the King Jesuit College Prep
- Circle Urban Ministries
- Evolved Network, NFP
- Front Porch Arts Center
- GSJ Family Life Center
- Westside Health Authority, in partnership with Forty Acres Fresh Market
Detailed descriptions of each Austin Fresh award can be found here. Austin Fresh is in its final year of an initial 5-year commitment to advancing Austin quality-of-life plan goals related to expanding healthy retail options, supporting community gardens and local food production, growing food enterprises, and protecting and strengthening food assistance programs. Austin Fresh is currently funded by The Builder’s Initiative, The Christopher Family Foundation, The Lumpkin Family Foundation, Food, Land, Opportunity, and the Walter Mander Foundation. Decisions are made with participation from Austin Coming Together.