Community Markets are large-scale, multi-day pantries that are equity-centered and community-led. They feel like a grocery store with community participants able to browse, touch, and choose products and will help community members receive additional resources and services that are tailored to address the root causes of hunger — which is based on the “More than Food” model by Dr. Katie Martin.
Cohort partners receive a planning grant, access to resources and a collaborative space to design their personalized plan to launch a market. Through this Call for Collaboration grantmaking process, a cohort of partners will come into work that the community has directed, with articulated values. Our Community Market cohort groups are committed to upholding these values and to a culture of collaboration and co-leadership.
Learn more about Community Market Planning Grants here.
Capacity Seed Funding is an opportunity for existing partner organizations to accelerate their growth efforts and take the lead in expanding services through Food Bank referrals. The Food Bank will provide a one-time funding resource to partners, who lead their own work to grow their capacity and receive participant transfers from the Food Bank to fill that capacity. Partners lead. We support!
Partners will choose how much they want to increase and guide their own path to get to the increased units of service (UOS). This could look like:
One-time capacity grants have been proven to be successful at other Food Banks, both nationwide and in the Bay Area.
Capacity Grants at other Food Banks have been able to support partners in increasing attendance by over 50%, and maintaining that increase.
The minimum UOS increase that a partner can propose is 50, and the maximum is 500. Minimum award is $3,120 (which is equivalent to 50 UOS), maximum is $31,200 (equivalent to 500 UOS), which is determined by a pre-identified per-UOS formula.
Learn more about Capacity Seed Funding here.
The Call for Collaboration form will be available to be submitted starting March 25, 2024 and open through April 25, 2024.
You can find the Community Market Call for Partnership form here.
You can find the Seed Funding Call for Partnership form here.
March 25, 2024: Call for Collaboration Interest form available online.
April 25, 2024: Deadline for submission of Call for Collaboration Interest form.
May 3, 2024: Applicants notified of awards.
Learn more from our FAQ.
Still have questions?
Reach out to Irene Garcia or Jesus Benitez Gomez.
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