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Grow where you are planted

YOU CAN NOT TELL A CHILD YOU GAVE THEM FOOD YESTERDAY!

  • 62% of Cincinnati children qualify for food assistance (3rd worst nationally).
  • Food insecure children are76% more likely to have cognitive, language, and behavior problems.
  • Demographic is 90% black, 7% Hispanic, and 3% white.
  • Impacted neighborhoods are characterized by:​
  1. No full-service grocery stores within a mile.
  2. No community gardens or farmer markets.
  3. Minimal car ownership.
  4. High poverty rates.
  5. Densely populated.
  6. High numbers of fast-food restaurants and convenience stores.

CHILDHOOD POVERTY COSTS $1.3 TRILLION A YEAR!

  • “Impoverished children grow up having fewer skills and are thus less able to contribute to the productivity of the economy”.
  • “They are also more likely to experience frequent health care problems and to engage in crime”.
  • “These costs are borne directly by the children, but ultimately by the wider society as well”.
  • It is estimated that for every dollar spent on reducing childhood poverty, the country will save at least $7 with respect to the economic costs of poverty”.
https://source.wustl.edu/2018/04/childhood-poverty-cost-u-s-1-03- trillion-in-year-study-finds/
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PROGRESS TO DATE
​WE ARE THE VILLAGE

Farmer’s Markets at School
  • Quarterly farmer’s markets on school sites bringing fresh produce at 50% of retail prices to school families
Grow Where You are Planted 
  • Provide raised beds for an edible garden and hydroponic growing solutions to teach children to grow food
Food For Thought
  • Daily healthy snack/fruit for inner city school students 
Fruit for the holiday
  • Bag of apples and oranges for each student for weekends, holiday breaks & remote learning breaks
Pandemic Fresh Food Delivery
  • delivered fruits, vegetables, healthy breakfast and snack packs to 800 families weekly from March- July 2020
Sports & Tutoring
  • Athletic opportunities combined with tutoring and healthy food (basketball, volleyball, soccer, track and field, flag football)
Remote Learning Center
  • Providing a safe place to learn remotely for children in need and tutoring for students 2-5 years behind in math & reading due to poverty

YOU MAKE THE WORLD BETTER FOR CHILDREN,
YOU MAKE IT BETTER FOR EVERYONE.

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​Cincinnati, OH 45203
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