Community Food Sovereignty Fund

$45,000 for purchasing culturally relevant foods for Summer 2025 Agape Food Bank, supporting farmworkers, their families, and other community members; and part of salary to hire food bank manager or honoraria/stipends for community volunteers.

$45,000 for providing culturally relevant foods for Sea Mar Community Health Center’s Food FARMacia in Bellingham and Lummi Tribal Health Center’s Produce Program.

$49,000 for Farm Incubator Program staffing and farm materials at Small Axe Farm.

$49,000 for Lummi Community Services Department to purchase Sockeye salmon and Halibut from local buyers for distribution through Lummi Food Bank Program, and to expand distribution of garden boxes, vegetable seeds, plant starters and tools through the Lummi Community Garden Program.

$33,000 for stipends for resident food pantry volunteers and culturally appropriate food purchasing at 10 BIPOC-led housing communities in Whatcom, Snohomish, King, and Pierce Counties.

$22,000 in funding for Cooking with MANA classes in Whatcom, and maintaining the community garden at the Kulshan Creek Youth Program (La Casita Azul) in Skagit, and $23,000 in grocery gift cards to distribute to community members, program coordinators, and volunteers in Skagit and Whatcom.

$25,000 for Latinx Business Development Program’s Food Distribution Project to purchase locally sourced, organic produce from Latinx farmers and distribute it to Latinx migrant, farmworking families around the Skagit Valley at no cost to them.

$38,000 for weekly on-campus Community Food Pantry distributions for students and community members. Learn more: nwic.edu

$47,000 for food from BIPOC farmers to distribute in weekly boxes, staff for cooking and gardening classes, and paid food access internship for 18-24 year-olds.

$40,000 for purchasing food for food pantries in clinics in Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, and King Counties; and supporting cooking education and supplies, and on-site community gardens.

$49,000 for supporting and enhancing food sovereignty work through 1) stocking produce carts weekly with fresh produce for community members; 2) boosting the productivity of the Swinomish 13 Moons community garden areas; and 3) education on traditional plants and medicines.

$42,000 for Common Unity Strategists to manage on-site food pantry distributions and home deliveries of food to individuals and families in Skyway.

$46,000 for purchasing culturally appropriate foods from small, local, Mexican and indigenous growers and larger food suppliers.

$47,000 for purchasing fresh produce from local farmers to distribute in new biweekly El Mercadito food bank supported by youth volunteers, and setting up a hydroponic system for their community garden.