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  Community Food Security / Food Systems Projects Supported by the Presbyterian Hunger Program in 2004

Total Projects: 19
Total Grant Amount: $ 100,780

Community Harvest, Washington, DC - (Synod of Mid-Atlantic; National Capitol Presbytery) $8,000 to provide low-income communities with access to healthy foods by linking them to local farmers.

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Learning Center, Chicago, IL - (Synod of Lincoln Trails; Chicago Presbytery) $4,500 to educate about local food systems held in city neighborhoods.

COMPA, Washington, DC - (National) $8,000 to create awareness about harmful economic development models and seeking alternatives to guarantee sustainable development.

Dakota Resource Council, Dickinson, ND - (Synod of Lake and Prairies; Northern Plains Presbytery) $4,500 to secure greater justice in the marketplace and in US farm policy for small and medium farmers.

Ecovida, Chicago, IL - (Synod of Lincoln Trails; Chicago Presbytery) $6,400 to educate scholars on human health and environmental awareness through the teaching of gardening.

Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, Portland, OR - (Synod of the Pacific; Eastern Oregon Presbytery) $5,000 to increase local food market opportunities for low income families.

Faith in Place, Chicago, IL - (Lincoln Trails Synod; Chicago Presbytery) - $6,400 to educate people about fair trade, encourage support to local organic farmers and volunteer in the community garden.

Family Farm Defenders, Madison, WI - (National) $3,000 to establish a link between farmers and consumers to promote sustainable agriculture and community sovereignty.

Hunger Action Network of New York State, Albany, NY - (Synod of the Northeast; Albany Presbytery) $2,000 To support community gardens, sustainable agriculture and seedling distribution.

Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group, Iowa City, IO - (National) $5,000 to help farmers and rural people to support their advocacy efforts.

National Family Farm Coalition, Washington, DC - (National) $8,000 to ensure that farmers are not hurt by unfair trade agreements and have access to affordable credits.

Neighborhood Nutrition Network, Gainesville, FL - (Synod of South Atlantic; St. Augustine Presbytery) $5,000 to address the root causes of hunger through a youth entrepreneurial farm and food preservation project

Noxubee County Farmers' Market, Macon, MS - (Synod of Living Waters; St. Andrew Presbytery) $2,480 To expand and promote the community farm market

Rural & Migrant Ministry, Poughkeepsie, NY -- (Synod of the Northeast; Albany Presbytery) $ 8,000 To change the laws in NY that deny farmworkers equal rights.

Southern Mutual Help Association, New Iberia, LA - (Synod of the Sun; South Louisiana Presbytery) $5,000 to educate Louisiana Policy makers on land use and the need to preserve land for agriculture.

Student Action with Farm Workers, Durham, NC - (Synod of Mid-Atlantic; New Hope Presbytery) $6,000 to train 30 bilingual college students to work in rural NC with migrant and seasonal workers.

Rooted in Community, San Francisco, CA - (National) $4,500 to foster healthy communities and food justice through urban and rural agriculture

Transfair USA, Oakland, CA - (National) $4,000 to address the root causes from hunger for small scale farmers in developing countries.

White Earth Land Recovery Project, Ponsford, MN - (Synod of Lake and Prairies; Northern Plains Presbytery) $5,000 to recover traditional food production practices in order to improve health conditions among the members of the community.

 
             

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