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- EIN 23-7320163-001
- info@theurbanfarmers.org
- 1035 Carol Lane Lafayette CA 94549 USA
- www.theurbanfarmers.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Environment, Food, Food Banks & Pantries, Neighborhood & Block Associations, Pollution Abatement & Control
Mission: Our goal is to build a community-based, cost-effective and environmentally sustainable model of hunger relief. We harvest excess backyard fruit for donation to the needy. Come join us as we Gather, Glean, and Give. We have the tools...all we need is YOU!
Results: For 2019, over 1,500 volunteers helped harvest 80,000 pounds of fresh fruit at an operating cost of 12 cents per pound. In other words, instead of a can of unhealthy food that costs $1.50, we deliver 12.5 pounds of fresh fruit.
Target demographics: The people and the planet
Direct beneficiaries per year: Over 1,000 fruit donors and 50 hunger relief agencies
Geographic areas served: Contra Costa County in California.
Programs: Harvesting excess backyard fruit for donation the needy.