The city’s Food Justice Mini Grants program has awarded $3,000 grants to 25 organizations that focus on positive change in Austin’s food system. “To create lasting change, we must empower those working toward food justice,” said Zach Baumer, the city of Austin’s interim chief sustainability officer, in a statement to the press. “Through these grants, we are hoping to foster a stronger, more equitable food landscape across our community.” The grant program, which was launched in 2020, “funds projects and programs that help build transformational change around how food moves from the fields to our forks,” according to a press release about the awards. That press release also listed the recipients in full as:
- ATX Free Fridge
- Austin Mutual Aid
- Carol’s Kindness
- Casa Anormalidad
- Central Texas Young Farmers Coalition
- Community Coalition for Neighborhood Stability (CCNS), in partnership with Go Austin Vamos Austin (GAVA)
- Dove Springs Proud
- El Buen Samaritano
- Farmshare Austin
- Govalle Elementary School
- Keep Austin Fed
- Latinas en el Hogar Empoderadas, in partnership with Go Austin Vamos Austin (GAVA)
- Mariposa Family Learning Center
- More Than Welcome
- Multicultural Refugee Coalition
- Neighborhood Molino
- North Austin Muslim Community Center (NAMCC)
- Our Shared Kitchen, Inc.
- Out Youth, in partnership with SWEET
- Partners for Education, Agriculture and Sustainability (PEAS)
- Sunday Lunchbox
- Teen Mom Tender Start
- Trinity Center
- UT Outpost
- WorkingGroup512