Food Plan Funding Awardees
Wake County Cooperative Extension (WCCE) was awarded $7.2 million from American Rescue Plan Funding for their Food Security Plan Update. In partnership with CAFN, WCCE plans to build capacity of local programs and partners and assess the suitability of health equity models for consistent county investment beyond 2025.
Strategy One: Food Hub Support - Farmer & Partner Aggregation
We provided $1,248,000.00 for five food aggregators in Wake County, helping them expand production, aggregate, and store products. This funding allows both aggregators and local producers to meet the rising demand for locally grown produce and farm products.
Black Farmers Hub
Farmer Foodshare
Across the Board Food Delivery
Firsthand Foods
Working Landscapes
Strategy Two: Communal Garden Support Grants
We provided $63,800 for 10 gardens in Wake County who wanted to expand their offering of fresh local produce to the neighbors and communities. The projects will expand production capacity, but also create more gathering space in areas with fewer green spaces. The harvest of these gardens is shared with members of the community most in need, or with a local food pantry.
Giving Garden with Wake Forest Presbyterian
Taylor Family YMCA
Fairmont Church
Western Wake Farmers Market
Sweet Peas Urban Garden
Crosslink Community Garden
Juniper Level Missionary Baptist
Pine Acres Community Center
Liberty Church
Garner Grows
Community Connections
Strategy Three: Support Local Purchase & Build Markets
We provided $1,485,000.00 for two emergency food partners in Wake County to source more nutritious local food.
Inter-Faith Food Shuttle
Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC
Strategy Four: Pantry Innovation Grants
We provided $215,584 for 19 food pantries in Wake County to expand their operations both in quality and quantity. These projects will increase the number of vehicles available to pantries to make their own pickups, expand hours of operation to hours more convenient for pantry clients with busy work schedules, and most of all expanding cold storage capacity with over $101,000 of funding. More cold storage at pantries will improve the quality of food received, as it will allow for much greater storage of fresh product.
Williams Grove Baptist
Western Wake Crisis Ministries
Urban Ministries
Sure Promise Food Pantry
Ship Outreach - The Galley
New Bethel Christian Church
FV Emergency Pantry
Celebration Church
Giving Tree - laborlove
Fathers Forever
First Cosmopolitan Baptist
White Oak Foundation
Extended Hands
Juniper Level
Operation Nayhelle
Pleasant Grove
Point Care Center
North Raleigh Ministries
Iglesias TDR
Strategy Five: Expand Mobile Markets
We provided $865,000.00 for mobile markets affiliated with the food banks. The funds will be used to meet greater demand within Wake County by increasing the number of vehicles to expand route capacity and to train members and volunteers to run markets.
Strategy Six: Tailored Services Produce Prescription & Home Delivery
We provided $1,500,000.00 for NourishRx in Wake County. The NourishRX program will enroll 1000 clients to receive home produce delivery once per month. The produce is sourced from local farms and local aggregators to increase farmers sales.
Strategy Seven: Community Health Workers
We provided $612,933.00 for two community-led organizations known to work for Latinx and Hispanic Communities. This will fund 6 Full-Time Community Health Workers (CHW), 1 Half-time CHW Program Coordinator, and one Half-Time Administrative assistant. These positions will be used to support food insecure Latinx, Hispanic, and Refugee households.
Strategy Eight: Food Justice Cohort
We provided $112,432.00 to fund the Food Justice Cohort. The FJC has overseen several project thus far:
Communal Garden Support Grants
The Pantry Innovation Grant
Community Health Workers
They have helped dispersed $63,800 for 10 gardens and $215,584 in 19 food pantries in Wake County!
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