Fair Food Network Inc

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011

Signed

May 11, 2012

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$3,792,835

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

The detroit grocery incubator (dgi) endeavors to create a thriving entrepreneurial infrastructure and provide support to new grocers in detroit in order to create high-quality inner-city grocery stores, stimulate economic stability, and create new jobs and business opportunities for neighborhood growth. The project offers an intensive training/education program that supports local entrepreneurs to establish a grocery store on their own through classroom training, on-the-job training, and technical assistance. In 2011, the foundation for the project was laid in cooperation with tech town and uplift solutions. We are in the process of taking applications for the first cohort of 5 entrepreneurs.

Activity 3

As in many cities, there are communities in battle creek, mi that lack access to healthy foods and suffer from food injustice. Ffn is working side by side with concerned citizens and groups in the city who are taking actions to stem the gaps in the food system and effect positive change. Good food battle creek (gfbc) was formed to facilitate sharing and collaboration between those groups, and ffn is assisting gfbc in promoting healthy food choices through education, support of local producers, and access to good food for all people. Ffn initiatives facilitate a wide range of activities with the following objectives by: administering a small grants program aimed at providing financial support for the food systems work; providing networking, collaboration, capacity building, and leadership development opportunities; facilitating a community food assessment to obtain a comprehensive picture of the strengths and opportunities present in the communitys food system; assessing, articulating, and sharing best practices for a food justice agenda. To date, gfbc has undertaken a comprehensive community food assessment ( scheduled to be completed in spring 2012), provided financial support to community efforts focused on empowering citizens to make improvements in their food system, hosted film nights and other sharing events where residents have the opportunity to view documentaries about the food system and learn more about the fair food movement, networked with others involved in food system/food justice work both locally and nationally, and developed a communication strategy aimed at encouraging citizens to become active participants in improving the quality and fairness of their food system.

Filer

EIN

26-4143394