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We're so excited to announce we're joining Whole Kids and Whole Planet as projects of the new Whole Foods Market Foundation! We're still dedicated to building thriving local food systems and improving community health. Now, by working together, we can expand our reach and impact. Don’t miss a BEET — be sure to follow Whole Foods Market Foundation for project spotlights, Foundation updates and more!

Take a journey with us to Lexington, Kentucky as we visit our partner Seedleaf along with Whole Foods Market Team Members.

We’re looking for our next Foundations Program Manager (Team Member role) to support our growing community of partners. This includes overseeing the day-to-day operations of our application, payment, and reporting systems as well as communicating with our grant partners and analyzing data to improve support for our partners and share their successes. This Austin-based position is ideal for a candidate who has a detail-oriented mind, strong communication skills, and a passion for expanding healthy food access! https://lnkd.in/gjXAFtw7

Introducing our Community First Grant partner, Dismas House! 🌟 Based in Worcester, MA, they run housing programs and community initiatives for homeless and low-income individuals. Their Youth and Family Hunger Initiative is transforming lives by training formerly homeless and former offenders to become farmers at their 35-acre organic farm. 🌱 Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gxPb7UBb #CommunityFirst #DismasHouse #WorcesterMA

Today we’re shining our community partner spotlight in San Antonio, Texas. Part of San Antonio College and the William R. Sinkin Eco Centro, the mission of the Garcia Street Urban Farm is to strive to empower their community to engage in the local food system through their unique regional ecosystem and their dynamic green space on San Antonio’s Eastside. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gKYYQ6e2

📣Calling all Newark friends!📣 We’re excited to announce that our 2024 Newark Fresh, Healthy Food Access Grant application window is open now through February 19! Locally led organizations with projects to broaden access to fresh, healthy food or nutrition education are invited to apply for funding between $5,000 and $20,000. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gJ_G2CSa

We're hiring! Our programs team is looking for a Grants Programs Specialist in a hybrid role based in Austin, TX. Check out the job posting and help spread the word! https://lnkd.in/g5PxmRcg

We’re shining a spotlight on our partner, Groundwork Milwaukee! Discover their inspiring mission as they work tirelessly to foster community-based partnerships, empowering individuals, businesses, and organizations to champion environmental, economic, and social well-being. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gXfCyjUk

🌟 Celebrating our victories of 2023! 🌟 With the incredible support from dedicated community partners, generous sponsors, and Whole Foods Market Team Members, we've had an unforgettable year. Together, we invested a whopping $888,859 in community-led organizations. This includes 10 Newark Fresh, Healthy Food Access Grants and 64 Whole Foods Market Team Member-nominated Community First Grants! 🌱✨ Here's to an extraordinary year, and cheers to the amazing journey ahead! 🎉 Thank you for making 2023 absolutely unforgettable! 💚 Looking forward to 2024, we invite you to join our generous sponsors to help us reach our goal to invest $1.145M in community-led organizations expanding healthy food access! https://lnkd.in/gejgRui3

🎥The Whole Story: Growing Food Access Each community has its own unique challenges to long-term fresh, healthy food access and nutrition education. Travel to the heart of Lexington, Kentucky, to see one example of how the Community First Grant serves as a down payment to a growing partnership between Whole Foods Market Team Members and Seedleaf, a nonprofit that provides food access and education through urban garden plots. https://bit.ly/46Gy9do