Supporting Community-Driven Food Solutions
A thriving food system depends on solution-driven organizations. We support organizations with grants, and technical assistance to drive systemic change.
Investing in People, Systems, and Growth
We support organizations strengthening the regional food system by investing in their capacity to grow, adapt, and collaborate. Through support, we help build the foundation for impact. Below are grants in our 2024-25 year that have supported food system organizations in building their capacity.
Providence Farm Collective
Mission: Cultivate farmer-led and community-rooted agriculture and food systems to actualize the rights of under-resourced peoples.
Grant: Land Access Strategic Planning Project
Grassroots Gardens
Mission: Share knowledge, power, and resources to grow healthy food, heal systemic harm, and strengthen neighborhood connections through community gardens.
Grant: Website and Communication Tools
Connecting Communities in Action
Mission: Builds resilient communities by helping people achieve economic, physical, and emotional security.
Grant: Social Determinants of Health Plan Implementation
Cattaraugus-Allegany BOCES
Mission: Support the educational community of Cattaraugus and Allegany counties by arming all learners with the most current educational resources and contemporary pedagogical understanding so all learners will be competitive in a connected, global, economic, and cultural society.
Grant: Sprouting Knowledge Farm
WEDI
Mission: Strengthens communities through a continuum of educational and financial resources, removing systemic barriers to economic equity for all Western New Yorkers.
Grant: Human Resources Infrastructure
Food for Thought: Raising Awareness for Change
Good Food Buffalo Coalition
Good Food Communities Convening
In October 2024, the Good Food Buffalo Coalition (GFBC) hosted a convening that brought together partners from 13 foundations and attendees from 26 community-based organizations across the United States. As a grassroots advocacy organization promoting values-based public institutional procurement in WNY, GFBC designed the event to engage funders and community partners in discussions about the Good Food Purchasing Program (GFPP). The gathering had two key goals: introducing WNY-area funders to GFPP’s impact through national and local perspectives, and strengthening relationships among community organizations and GFBC partners to advance justice and transparency in our local food systems.