2016–2017: Community First Grant
The Community First Grant (CFG) supports nonprofits focused on long-term fresh, healthy food access and nutrition education that are engaged with Team Members. This includes community gardens, mobile markets, healthy cooking classes and more.
Meet the 2016-2017 Community Partners and Team Members below.
Team Member | Community Partner (Grant Partner Type) | Location
Jump to an Operational Area // Florida // Mid-Atlantic // Midwest // North Atlantic // Northern California // Northeast // Pacific Northwest // Rocky Mountain // South // Southern Pacific // Southwest
Florida
Vicky Santamaria | Hebni Nutrition Consultants (Mobile Market) | Orlando, FL
Laurin Kocher | The Newtown Nation (Farmers Market or Co-Op) | Sarasota, FL
Mid-Atlantic
Jarrod Geary | Community Matters (Healthy Cooking Class) | Cincinnati, OH
Mercedes Lewis | Urban Tree Connection (Urban Farm) | Philadelphia, PA
Debbie Rivette | Urbanstead (Urban Farm) | Philadelphia, PA
Midwest
Emily Kearns | Edible Flint (Agricultural Skills Development) | Flint, MI
Joshua Coyle | Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights (Urban Farm) | Chicago, IL
North Atlantic
Michael Sweeney | Family Day Foundation (Community Garden) | Hartford, CT
Jessica Cann | Fresh Truck (Mobile Market) | Boston, MA
Dena Cherenson | Groundwork Somerville (Urban Farm) | Somerville, MA
Sam Farrall | Smith Hill Community Development Corporation (Community Garden) | Everett, MA
Northern California
Gabrielle Rosi | City Slicker Farms (Urban Farm) | Oakland, CA
Julie Atkins | Collective Roots (Farmers Markets or Co-op) | East Palo Alto, CA
Northeast
Milena Caraballo | Greater Newark Conservancy (Urban Farm) | Morristown, NJ
Pacific Northwest
Benjamin Kloch | Lake Oswego Farmers Market (Farmers Markets or Co-op) | Lake Oswego, OR
Gabby Thackaberry | Roots of All Roads (Pop-Up Market or CSA) | Bellevue, WA
Leah Abell | Solid Ground (Healthy Cooking Class) | Bellevue, WA
Rocky Mountain
Tara Treffry | Cultivate Kansas City (SNAP Incentive) | Kansas City, KS
M’Lissa Baker | Denver Food Rescue (Pop-Up Market or CSA) | Denver, CO
Mark Heins | La Mujer Obrear (Mobile Market) | El Paso, TX
Heather Griffith | Utah Community Action (Agricultural Skills Development) | Salt Lake City, UT
South
Bambi Davis | Augusta Locally Grown (Agricultural Skills Development) | Augusta, GA
Robin Aiken | Bon Secours St Francis Health System (Community Garden) | Greenville, SC
Pam Fischette | Lowcountry Street Grocery (Mobile Market) | Charleston, SC
Cora Triana | Sow Much Good (Pop-Up Market or CSA) | Huntersville, NC
Southern Pacific
Marci Frumkin | API Forward Movement (Pop-Up Market or CSA) | Los Angeles, CA
Marci Frumkin | Community Services Unlimited (Agricultural Skills Development
) | Los Angeles, CA
Christina Ng | Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center (Agricultural Skills Development) | Del Mar, CA
Marci Frumkin | Social Justice Learning Institute (Pop-Up Market or CSA) | Los Angeles/Inglewood, CA
Southwest
Betsy Foster | Farmshare Austin (Mobile Market) | Austin, TX
Kim Turner | SPROUT NOLA (Community Garden) | New Orleans, LA
Mallory Broussard | TownFolk (Community Garden) | Lafayette, LA