$250K

$250K Awarded to Code for America

Code for America envisions a world where governments have the tools they need to serve food-insecure families effectively and with respect. We believe in a world in which government responds to its peoples' needs, helps communities thrive and is as easy to access as the best customer services.

$250K

$250K Awarded to Center for Good Food Purchasing

Establish a Good Food Purchasing Region in which every major Bay Area anchor institution (e.g., school districts, hospitals, jails, universities, corporate cafeterias) participates and we can build the demand needed to transform the region’s food system. The extra funds would create a tipping point where it no longer makes sense for an institution not to participate.

$250K

$250K Awarded to No Kid Hungry California

Our vision is that no child grows up hungry in the United States. By empowering schools with the resources and knowledge they need to feed kids – every day, 365 days a year – we can transform our schools into “nutrition hubs” for all students and ensure our country provides hungry children the food they need to learn, grow and succeed. Breakfast in the Bay Area, is only the beginning.

$238.4K

$238.4K Awarded to Education Outside

Education Outside envisions a world in which all children have positive early experiences eating healthy food, practicing science and connecting to nature. Support will deepen Education Outside’s impact on K-5 students at high-needs public schools in the Bay Area and, ultimately, position our innovative model for future expansion to school districts throughout California and the U.S.

$213.3K

$213.3K Awarded to Food as Medicine Coalition (at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital)

Healthcare providers and local farmers team up to address food insecurity. Battery Powered support will allow the scaling-up of a very successful project in Oakland, serving as a model for expansion throughout the region. Support in 2018-2019 is critical to keep momentum until the coalition can institutionalize support from Alameda County via Measure A in 2020.

$189.4K

$189.4K Awarded to REAL Food in Schools Collaborative

This collaboration can move these two needles - access and knowledge - quickly for students at high risk of diet-related health problems, while using data and documentation to help replicate these gains in many other districts. Every $25,000 more supports garden and cafeteria education programs for an additional MDUSD school, or shares the model nationally through Eat REAL and Life Lab networks.