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Transforming Food Distribution for Community Impact Join Speaker_00 on a transformative journey from nonprofit to Public Benefit Corporation, addressing food distribution issues across Mexico and Colorado. Discover innovative solutions to food deserts and learn how community engagement can reshape the food landscape for sustainability and impact. #FoodDistribution #PublicBenefitCorporation #SustainableBusiness #FoodDeserts #CommunityImpact #FoodWasteSolutions #TransformativeJourney #NonprofitToProfit #SocialEntrepreneurship #InnovativeSolutions

🌊 Saltwater Community Association: Harnessing the Power of Community to Create Lasting Change At Saltwater Community, we are driven by a simple but profound belief: When people come together, incredible things can happen. Guided by our motto, “Communities helping communities live better,” we focus on strengthening bonds, lifting each other up, and making a lasting impact on the key challenges our neighborhoods face today. Our Focus Areas: We are tackling pressing issues such as equity, food security, senior advocacy, affordable housing, and poverty reduction with meaningful projects and initiatives. Here’s a look at what we’re building together: 1. Food Hamper Program: We are on the frontline of the fight against food insecurity, providing families with essential, nutritious food. 2. Hydroponic Farm Project: Innovating sustainable food production in our rural areas, especially critical with the ongoing rise in food prices. 3. Community Events: From equity discussions to affordable housing advocacy, our events bring people together for fun, engagement, and action. Let’s Make Change Together We’re excited to share the progress and stories behind these initiatives with you. Dive in to see how our collaborative spirit is making an impact every day. Join us on this journey of community-driven change—together, we can do more! Follow Saltwater Community for updates on these impactful projects and more. Let’s make a difference together!

How We Helped Alleviate Stress During COVID-19 Crisis Discover how our company stepped up during the pandemic to provide relief and support to the community. Learn about our unique initiative of distributing refrigerated trucks filled with meat to local restaurants, helping to alleviate panic and chaos caused by food shortages. Find out how our efforts made a positive impact.

Stray thoughts that flowed through my ears and then whirled in my head as we discussed weaving more #networks of networks committed to supporting a just, sustainable, democratically/locally-owned and operated regional food system grounded in #trust: 🔆 organizing around #food really does create capacity for other conversations to happen (literally as in breaking bread together but also food truly does connect to everything else!);  🔆 there is a massive gap around information #flows in/and around networks in our region (meaning we need more crucial information moving in care-fully curated ways, and we need more people understanding networks and their roles in them!); 🔆 we have look to create more space, and more diverse space, in "the middle" (for example, between state government and local communities); that will be how #change happens ... 🔆 for example, we might use the existing model in Vermont of stipending temporary work to move massive resources through state systems (connects to the idea of rotational #sharedleadership) ... 🔆 we need to help build up "community soil" so we can get more resources to the roots in a way that does not deluge them; 🔆 to this end, ⬆ we might build on existing #communityorganizing infrastructure to disburse information and funding ... 🔆 ... and The New England Grassroots Fund is a model in our region for “regranting” and peer review processes that others could adopt in local #communities; 🔆 AND we have to help "backbone organizations" of different kinds understand how to build #trust/#relationship and then what to do with them (or THAT you can do things with them! - this would truly be a “game changer"

As a community foundation, Nikau is not about one single cause. We are about supporting the many diverse and vibrant communities and organisations that make up our region. This allows us flexibility with our grant-making approach, the ability to respond to changing priority areas and to support our communities in meaningful, practical and relevant to the current challenges they are facing.    As our communities continue to struggle with the cost-of-living crisis, we placed a focus on providing support to organisations working to alleviate food insecurity through food banks, food rescue and food systems initiatives this year.     🟢 Organisations like Waiwaste, who are supporting communities throughout the Wairarapa by reducing food waste and redirecting kai to where it is most needed.     🟢 And Kaicycle, who are delivering innovative urban agriculture initiatives.     🟢And Everybody Eats, who are providing a pay-as-you-feel dining experience to support communities experiencing financial and food insecurity.    🟢And, the Kāpiti Community Foodbank, who are supporting hundreds of families a year with food parcels.     This supported totaled more than $106,000 in funding during our grants round.    We are so proud to be able to deliver this transformative support in such a key area this year.  

Let's Talk Food Sharing, Community Building and Impact! 🌟 Have you ever participated in a community food sharing initiative or witnessed its impact on your friends and families? 🥘 I recently came across a fascinating study by @Clare Bambra, Allister Hill, and @Matthew Cairns Nagi exploring the practice of food sharing within communities and its profound effects on social capital, community resilience, and health outcomes. 🏘️ It got me thinking about the power of coming together over a shared meal and how it strengthens the bonds within our communities. I'd love to hear from you! Have you been part of a food sharing network or community initiative? How has it impacted you and those around you? Whether it's sharing recipes, organizing potlucks, or contributing to community kitchens, your experiences matter. Let's start a conversation and learn from each other's stories. 🗣️💬 Share your thoughts in the comments below and let's celebrate the spirit of community through food sharing! 🍲✨ #CommunityBuilding #FoodSharing #SocialImpact #HealthyCommunities #ShareYourStory

How can public budgets create healthier, greener communities? Food is a great place to start – and this latest Surrey research shows how councils, housing associations and funding bodies can make a real difference to community gardens, pantries and food networks. #sustainability #food #community #localgovernment #procurement #SDG https://ow.ly/yG8x50SQVVY

Empowering communities through service, sharing, and contribution: Aklavya Foundation's food and stationery distribution initiative. Serve. Share. Contribute.

Nurturing Life, Nourishing Communities: To all the Farm Moms out there, happy Mother's Day! Thank you for your tireless work in growing food, raising families, and building strong, sustainable communities. #FarmMom #FarmingCommunity #DigitalMarketingTraining #OnlineChallenges #agbusiness #AgricultureTechnology #PathwayToSuccess #harvest2024 #DigitalServices #localseo

Community initiatives play a vital role in combating food insecurity among Toronto's college students. Jane Doe’s article, “Community Efforts in Combating Hunger” (2023) in The Local, showcases inspiring stories of volunteers and local organizations stepping up to fill the gap. Doe writes, “Grassroots initiatives are proving to be a lifeline for many, yet more support is needed” (Doe, 2023). This article emphasizes the importance of local efforts and the ongoing need for resources to support these initiatives. Check out this compelling piece in the latest issue of The Local. #thelocal #foodinsecurities