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Dec 8, 2021
Announcing our Second Cohort of 2021 Grantees
In the second half of the year, CFF awards grants to organizations working to support individual and family health and well-being primarily on the West Side of Chicago, as well as those promoting Lutheran community and fellowship. We are pleased to announce support for
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Forty Acres Fresh Market design rendering. Courtesy of Westside Health Authority.
Nov 23, 2021
Austin Fresh Grant Awards for 2021
The Austin Fresh Funders Collaborative has expanded this year. It includes the original three foundations: The Christopher Family Foundation, The Builder’s Initiative, and the Lumpkin Family Foundation, plus the Walter S Mander Foundation and the Food: Land: Opportunity Fund, a program of the Kinship
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Sep 3, 2021
Incubating Entrepreneurs
Starting a business is a little bit like climbing a ladder. Each rung is a point in development from idea, to business plan, to launch. But even the bottom rung of that ladder can be out of reach in historically disinvested communities. A
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