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Greenhouses of United Community Centers Eastern New York Farms! in Brooklyn, New York. Photo credit: UCC

2023 Give One Grantee Profile: United Community Centers, a Whole Cities Foundation Partner

Michele's Granola was drawn to support the work of United Community Centers based on the location, longevity, and breadth of their work in social justice and food access, which includes a community center established over 60 years ago, 2 urban farms, a network of over 60 community gardens, and 3 farmers markets including the largest youth-run farmers market in the country.

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Soul Fire Farm, New York

PRESS RELEASE: Mission-Driven Michele’s Granola Funds Organizations Striving to Improve Food Security

Michele’s Granola, producer of scratch-made granola, muesli and granola butter, has awarded eight grants in amounts ranging from $5,000-$13,5000 to nonprofit organizations across the country leading the way to a healthier, more equitable food system.

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C-CAP Philadelphia team, beneficiary of Give One for Good Food

Guest Post: Michele's Granola, Soom Foods and C-CAP Philadelphia

Soom is thrilled to work with Michele’s Granola to support Careers Through Culinary Arts (C-CAP) Philly. Soom and our co-founders have supported this incredible organization through various means for several years and we’re proud to further contribute to C-CAP’s mission with this opportunity.

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Photo Credit: Strength to Love. Working on the Strength to Love urban farm; Sandtown-Winchester, Baltimore

2022 Give One Grantee Profile: Strength to Love II

Introducing Strength to Love II Strength to Love II is a community-based non-profit program addressing food apartheid issues in west Baltimore’s Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood. The program operates a 1.5 acre urban farm that distributes organic produce grown within its 14 greenhouses, while providing agricultural training and workforce development for youth and citizens returning to the community from incarceration. Strength to Love II is part of an umbrella organization, Intersection of Change, which was founded in 1996 to address poverty-related challenges in Sandtown-Winchester and surrounding communities. The Challenges of Sandtown-Winchester Though once a thriving Black neighborhood of west Baltimore, Sandtown-Winchester has been...

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