2019–2020: 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 2019-2020 Community Partners and Team Members below.
Team Member | Store | Location | Community Partner
Jump to an Operational Area // Florida // Global Support // Mid-Atlantic // Midwest // North Atlantic // Northern California // Northeast // Pacific Northwest // Rocky Mountain // South // Southern Pacific // Southwest
Florida
Dolly Fields | Tallahassee Store | Tallahassee, FL | Red Hills Small Farm Alliance
Jimmy Jaime | South Beach Store | Miami, FL | Health in the Hood
Lauren O’Mara | Bayhill Store | Orlando, FL | Hebni Nutrition Consultants
Global Support
Amy Bell | Global Support | Austin, TX | Multicultural Refugee Coalition
Anthony Pavich | Global Support | Austin, TX | YMCA of Austin (East Communities Branch)
Raj Roy | Global Support | Austin, TX | Mobile Loaves and Fishes
Mid-Atlantic
Belinda Croft | Louisville Store | Louisville, KY | New Roots, Inc.
Carol Shapcott | Mid-Atlantic Regional Support Office | Marlton, NJ | Virtua Mobile Farmers Market
Catherine Kiely | Lexington Store | Louisville, KY | Seedleaf
Ryan Curran | Philly Center City Store | Philadelphia, PA | Methodist Services’ Heritage Farm
Sharon Ettinger | Allentown Store | Allentown, PA | Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley
Tara Pastuszek | South Street Store | Philadelphia, PA | Urban Tree Connection
Midwest
Edward Whittington | Galleria Store | Saint Louis, MO | Community Garden of Hope Hill
Julie Wainwright | Midtown Detroit Store | Detroit, MI | Keep Growing Detroit
Rachel VanHoose | Sauganash Store | Chicago, IL | YWCA North Shore/Evanston
North Atlantic
Annie Laurie | North Atlantic Regional Support Office | Marlborough, MA | The Roudenbush Community Center, Inc.
Deborah Tamborella | Hingham Store | Hingham, MA | Friends of Holly Hill Farm
Dee Dee Pumphrey | Charlestown Store | Charlestown, MA | Eastie Farm
Eric Wickenheisser | Hadley Store | Hadley, MA | Roots Rising
Erika Mercieri | Glastonbury Store | Glastonbury, CT | KNOX
Geoff Gardner | North Atlantic Regional Support Office | Marlborough, MA | Community Servings
Holly Aker | Portland Store | Portland, ME | Cultivating Community
Justin Roias | University Heights Store | Providence, RI | Smith Hill Community Development Corporation
Martha Marcucci | Hingham Store | Hingham, MA | Weymouth Food Pantry
Rick Garvey | Westford Store | Westford, MA | Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell
Tom Neal | Glastonbury Store | Glastonbury, CT | Charter Oak Cultural Center
Northern California
Erick Bueno | Alameda Store | San Jose, CA | Veggielution Community Farm
Beth Plevy Wyland | Northern California Regional Support Office | Emeryville, CA | Homeless Garden Project
Jess Moreles | Palo Alto Store | Palo Alto, CA | Valley Verde
Roland Freiberg | San Ramon Store | San Ramon, CA | Spectrum Community Services, Inc.
Northeast
Agnes Kerley | Albany Store | Albany, NY | Capital Roots
Maryann Young | Brooklyn Store | New York, NY | Isabahlia Ladies of Elegance Foundation, Inc. | Ocean Bay Community Development Corporation | WE STAY/Nos Quedamos, Inc. | Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice (YMPJ)
Pacific Northwest
Cody Potter | Laurelhurst Store | Portland, OR | Quest Center for Integrative Health
Grant Daisley | Pacific Northwest Regional Support Office | Vancouver, BC, Canada | Public Health Association of BC
Hannah Colwell | Pacific Northwest Regional Support Office | Seattle, WA | High Desert Food and Farm Alliance | Common Threads Farm | Farmer Frog
Leah Abell | Pacific Northwest Regional Support Office | Seattle, WA | Pike Place Market Foundation | Solid Ground | Viva Farms
Shawn Gross | Pacific Northwest Regional Support Office | Portland, OR | Mercy Corp
Rocky Mountain
Alison Goodhart | Union Station Store | Denver, CO | Hunger Free Colorado | Same Café
Ian Millman | Cerrillos Store | Santa Fe, NM | Reunity Resources
Heather Griffith | Trolley Square and Cottonwood Heights Stores | Salt Lake City, UT | Wasatch Community Gardens
Josh Coyle | Rocky Mountain Regional Support Office | Denver, CO | LiveWell Colorado
Melanie McCormick | Kansas City Store | Kansas City, MO | Cultivate Kansas City
Tianna Aliota | Fort Collins Store | Fort Collins, CO | Larimer County Farmers Alliance
South
Chelsea Thornhill | Wilmington Store | Wilmington, NC | Community Enrichment Initiatives, Inc.
Erwin (Scott) Davenport | Cary Store | Cary, NC | Inter-Faith Food Shuttle
Lexi Adams | Poplar Avenue Store | Memphis, TN | Landmark Training and Development
Madison Franklin | Chattanooga Store | Chattanooga, TN | Crabtree Farms
Matthew Bagby | Sandy Springs Store | Atlanta, GA | Truly Living Well
Southern Pacific
Gabrielle Thomas | Las Vegas Blvd | Las Vegas, NV | Together We Can (Vegas Roots)
Southwest
Charlotte Hall | Bowman Store | Little Rock, AR | Dunbar Garden
Quierra Coleman | Shreveport Store | Shreveport, LA | Shreveport Green
Steffany Villalobos | Southwest Regional Support Office | Fort Worth, TX | Bonton Farms