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Food Justice Summit

Liberty of the person from slavery, detention, impression, or oppression.

GreenStar Community Projects

Partners and Sponsors

Our shared goal of a healthy, just local food system is only possible through cooperation. GreenStar Community Projects is grateful for the dedication and passion of our many community partners. By working together we've been growing a healthy community from the ground up.

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Please join us in appreciating and celebrating:

Partners

Beverly J. Martin Elementary School: http://www.icsd.k12.ny.us/bjm/.
Community Unity Music Education Program: CUMEP, in Ithaca, New York, provides low-to-no cost music, media and arts education to youth of limited financial resources. Youth are provided with multicultural instruction in music and the arts, for the purpose of helping them develop positive self-esteem, academic and social skills, self-confidence and self-discipline, public performance skills and an awareness of and excitement about college and career opportunities. CUMEP welcomes children from all backgrounds to participate, especially inviting low-income youth of African American, Latino, Asian American and Native American (ALANA) backgrounds to participate. For more information, please visit communityunity.cfsites.org.
Gardens 4 Humanity: Gardens 4 Humanity (G4H) is a community-driven organization that promotes economic, personal, and neighborhood empowerment through urban gardening and local farm connections. For more information, please see http://ccetompkins.org/garden/community-school-gardens/gardens-4-humanity.
Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming: The Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming is an agriculture education nonprofit based in Ithaca, NY and serving the broader Finger Lakes area. Our mission is to help diverse learners develop the skills, knowledge and access to resources that they need to build more equitable and sustainable local food systems. Through hands-on training and education programs, Groundswell seeks to nurture the next generation of sustainable farmers, gardeners, and food activists. For more information, visit our website at groundswellcenter.org.
Healthy Food for All : A farmer-drivin initiative to make fresh seasonal produce accessible to households with limited income. For more information, please see http://www.healthyfoodforall.org/.
Ithaca Health Alliance: The Ithaca Health Alliance (IHA) was founded in 1997. Their mission is to facilitate access to health care for all, with a focus on the needs of the uninsured. IHA uses the contributions of our community to create a sustainable model of community-oriented, community-driven solutions to the ongoing healthcare crisis. Today, IHA has three primary programs: the Ithaca Free Clinic, the Ithaca Health Fund, and Ithaca Health Alliance Educational Programs. For more info, visit: ithacahealth.org
Lehman Alternative Community School: http://www.icsd.k12.ny.us/lacs/.
Multicultural Resource Center: MRC is a small, grassroots 501(c)3 non-profit organization that offers a number of programs and cultural celebrations throughout the year, diversity workshops and trainings, and a lending library with resources on undoing racism and diversity education. For more information, please see multicultural-resource.org.
New Roots Charter School: A public high school committed to sustainability education and social justice. At New Roots Charter School young people are empowered as citizens and entrepreneurs to create just, democratic communities, and thriving green economies that restore the natural world. Excelling in both traditional and innovative curriculum areas, students learn actively, think critically, and solve problems creatively and collaboratively, developing the knowledge and skills to redesign our communities for social, economic, and ecological sustainability. http://newrootsschool.org/
Whole Community Project: The Whole Community Project (WCP) is a collaborative effort of organizations and individuals in Tompkins County to support the health and well-being of our children and youth. WCP aims to be a place of dialogue and action for all the communities that make up Tompkins County. It will take our whole, diverse community to make a difference. By drawing on our collective knowledge and strengths, WCP works to ensure that every single child in Tompkins County has all the healthy food they need and plenty of opportunities for safe, fun and active play. For more information, please visit ccetompkins.org/community/whole-community-project.
Youth Farm Project: A youth-run farm in Danby, NY, employing high-school age and young adults to grow food for the community and learn about sustainable agriculture, food justice, and equity issues. For more information, please see http://youthfarmproject.weebly.com/.