The Food Project and MicroMatching

Thanks for being part of this one-of-a-kind microgiving community, where every week we share an amazing nonprofit and join forces to give a little ($1, $2, $3… never more than $10)* to help make a difference.

52andChange is also matching all donations, each week, up to $500… so consider all gifts doubled!

We’re so thrilled to introduce The Food Project this week. Their mission is to create a thoughtful and productive community of youth and adults from diverse backgrounds who work together to build a sustainable food system.

Here are a few reasons supporting the Food Project is a no-brainer:

• Young people of diverse racial and gender identities are the driving force of The Food Project, working on farms and with community members to realize the right to food.

• The Food Project employs 120 teenagers on 70 acres of urban and suburban farmland and grows 200,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables annually.

• The Food Project sells their food at low cost through subsidized neighborhood farmers’ markets.

• The Food Project installs raised-bed gardens for home growers, community gardens, and schools and provides resources and technical support to support a thriving community of growers.

  Visit 52andChange.org to find out more (there’s just so much!) about their work, support them through a microdonation, and find links to connect via social media.
  

  Your collective dollars plant seeds for a more equitable tomorrow and a world where youth are active leaders, diverse communities feel connected to the land and each other, and everyone has access to fresh, local, healthy, affordable food.
  

  We are eternally grateful for the insight and hard work of the heroic staff and volunteers at The Food Project. They’re not afraid to get their hands dirty, and have been showing us how it’s done for the past 30 years. And, big thanks to all of you, for showing you care by giving a little and sharing a