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21 organizations
Buffalo, New York

African Heritage Food Co-op

Black-led food cooperative in Buffalo creating community ownership and employment opportunities while increasing access to healthy, culturally relevant food.

Food SecurityEconomic Empowerment
Baltimore, Maryland

Black Church Food Security Network

Mobilizes Black churches, farmers, and small businesses to build a more equitable, sustainable food system and improve food access in underserved communities.

Food Security
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Black Farmers Co-op of Philadelphia

Fights food insecurity in Southwest Philadelphia through urban farming, food access programs, and community agricultural education.

Food SecurityEnvironmental Justice
Seattle, Washington

Byrd Barr Place

Seattle nonprofit (formerly the Central Area Motivation Program, founded 1964) providing basic-needs services — utility and rent assistance, food, and advocacy — for the Central District's Black community, renamed in 2018 to honor civil rights leader Roberta Byrd Barr.

Food SecurityHousing & HomelessnessEconomic Empowerment
Louisville, Kentucky

Change Today, Change Tomorrow Inc.

Removes barriers facing the Black community and other marginalized Louisville residents through food justice, education, and public health programs.

Food SecurityHealth & WellnessYouth Development
Jacksonville, Florida

Clara White Mission

Prevents and reduces homelessness in Jacksonville through advocacy, housing, job training, and employment partnerships with local businesses.

Housing & HomelessnessEconomic EmpowermentFood Security
Durham, North Carolina

Communities in Partnership

Cultivates grassroots leadership in Old East Durham and nearby Black neighborhoods to build community resilience and economic/political influence.

Civic Engagement & VotingEconomic EmpowermentFood Security
Dallas, Texas

Empowering The Masses

Empowers Dallas residents through vocational training, core skills development, health advocacy, and food security initiatives.

Economic EmpowermentFood SecurityHealth & Wellness
Seattle, Washington

Feed the People

Black-led Seattle community kitchen and youth-development effort, started by Chef Tarik Abdullah, providing meals and food-justice programming in the Central District/South End.

Food SecurityYouth Development
Houston, Texas

Foundation for Black Heritage and Culture

Preserves, uplifts, and advances the legacy of African American culture through education, health equity, cultural arts, and community programs for underserved youth and families in Houston.

Arts & CultureEducationHealth & Wellness
New York (Harlem), New York

Harlem Grown

Operates urban farms across Harlem, founded by Tony Hillery to inspire youth to lead healthy, ambitious lives through mentorship and hands-on education in urban farming, sustainability, and nutrition.

Food SecurityYouth Development
Clarksdale, Mississippi

Higher Purpose Co.

A regional nonprofit intermediary in the Mississippi Delta building Black community wealth through small-business lending and workshops, healthcare access, food security, and arts/culture initiatives.

Economic EmpowermentEntrepreneurshipHealth & Wellness
Dallas, Texas

Miles of Freedom

Empowers, equips, and educates individuals, families, and communities impacted by incarceration through reentry support, job readiness training, and food security programs.

Criminal Justice ReformFood SecurityEconomic Empowerment
Capitol Heights, Maryland

Mission of Love Charities, Inc.

A Prince George's County nonprofit that helps low-income and homeless Maryland families meet basic needs through food, clothing, and emergency assistance programs.

Food SecurityHousing & Homelessness
Chicago, Illinois

Mothers and Men Against Senseless Killings (M.A.S.K.)

Community mothers and volunteers maintain a visible, caring presence on high-violence blocks in Englewood through cookouts, mentoring, and gun-safety education to prevent shootings.

Criminal Justice ReformYouth DevelopmentFood Security
Albany/Leesburg, Georgia

New Communities Inc.

Historic Black farmland cooperative and community land trust supporting Black farmers, now operating pecan and orange groves and an apiary at its Resora property.

Economic EmpowermentEnvironmental JusticeFood Security
Seattle, Washington

Rainier Beach Action Coalition

A Black-led community coalition in Seattle's Rainier Beach neighborhood working to prevent displacement and build economic power through a farm stand, youth programs, and anti-gentrification organizing.

Economic EmpowermentFood SecurityHousing & Homelessness
New Orleans, Louisiana

Sankofa Community Development Corporation

Works with Lower Ninth Ward residents on health-focused programs (including a Mobile Market bringing fresh produce to the neighborhood), strategic land acquisition, and community-based social enterprise to support neighborhood revitalization.

Housing & HomelessnessFood SecurityEnvironmental Justice
Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee Urban League

Enables African Americans and others to secure social justice, economic self-reliance, parity, power, evolving opportunities, and civil rights, based in Tallahassee's historic Frenchtown neighborhood.

Economic EmpowermentEducationHousing & Homelessness
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The ECO Foundation

Runs a West/Southwest Philadelphia community hub offering food assistance, youth mentoring, arts programming, mental-health support, and employment help.

Food SecurityYouth DevelopmentMental Health
Little Rock, Arkansas

Watershed Human & Community Development Agency

Transforms lives in Little Rock by empowering individuals to build productive, fulfilling futures through food assistance, housing support, job readiness, and self-sufficiency programs.

Food SecurityHousing & HomelessnessEconomic Empowerment