Monthly Food Distribution
Fresh produce, pantry staples, and pop-up markets across the neighborhoods we serve — with registration, pantry locator, and volunteer shifts.
501(c)(3) nonprofit · Since 2019
Growing Healthy Communities Together
Fighting hunger. Empowering families. Growing leaders. Building sustainable neighborhoods.
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Our Mission
Building healthier communities through food, learning, land, and opportunity.
Food SecurityEducationEnvironmental JusticeEconomic OpportunityCommunity Partnerships
Our story
2019
Founded to reduce violence and strengthen communities through positive youth engagement.
2021
Launched monthly food distributions and the first community garden beds on vacant lots.
2023
Opened the Nature STEAM Learning Academy and the Grant Writing Academy.
Today
Serving hundreds of families through integrated food security, education, environmental, and economic programs.
Programs
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Nature STEAM Learning Academy
Summer camp and after-school learning where garden science, environmental education, and the arts meet hands-on discovery.
Community Gardens
Turning vacant lots into food-growing commons. Request a garden, adopt a bed, or join a workday with your neighbors.
Composting Initiative
Compost basics, community bins, school composting, and food waste reduction.
Grant Writing Academy
Workshops, templates, and coaching that build lasting funding capacity.
Case Management
One-on-one navigation, referrals, and follow-through for families.
Your gift grows here
Every dollar stays in the neighborhood — as produce on a table, seeds in a bed, or a summer of learning for a child.
Give today$25
provides fresh produce for a family
$100
supports educational supplies
$500
helps maintain community gardens
$1,000
expands community programming
Success stories
The garden gave my kids somewhere to belong — and my family fresh food every week.
CIVN's grant academy helped our small church land its first $40,000 award.
Summer camp is where my son decided he wants to be a scientist.
What's coming up
Full calendar- Sat, Sept 12Monthly Food Distribution Community Commons Lot
- Sun, Sept 20Garden Workday & Compost Class Eastside Garden
- Thu, Sept 25Grant Writing Workshop CIVN Learning Room