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Causes: Food, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
Mission: Kinship Community Food Center is a community food center that engages volunteers and neighborhood residents to end hunger, isolation, and poverty. Our innovative programs nourish food security and wellness, foster belonging and community engagement, and empower stability and economic prosperity in our city.
Geographic areas served: Milwaukee, WI
Programs: Shop is a welcoming space, offering community members their choice of an array of fresh produce, non-perishables, dairy, and whole grains in an interactive shopping experience that integrates health education, features cooking demonstrations, provides a healthy meal, and connects people to community resources. Feast is a collaborative meal that brings a diverse group around a common table to explore food traditions and whole food culinary skills. Grow is a 27,000 square foot urban hoop house vegetable farm where neighbors harvest thousands of pounds of organic produce to feed the hungry, host educational events, and share community meals. Stride is a relationship-centered mentoring program that empowers staff, neighbors, and volunteers to accompany people in crisis to deepen their hope and motivation to overcome their barriers to long-term health and economic stability through partnerships and case management referrals. Form is a service-based training program for volunteers and neighborhood residents in spiritual formation, social justice, and civic action.