Lawson Valentine Foundation Grantees

The Carrot Project

Foster a sustainable and diverse food system by supporting ecologically- and financially sustainable small and midsize farms and food processors by expanding financing available to them and increasing their ability to use it.

We work towards this goal, helping to build a farm and food system, by addressing the most important gaps in financing and business management services that prevent small and midsized farms and food processors from economic viability and expansion.
2022 Grant: $20,000

 

CitySeed

CitySeed’s mission is to engage the community in growing an equitable, local food system that promotes economic development, community development and sustainable agriculture.
2022 Grant: $25,000

 

Food Chain Workers Alliance

The Food Chain Workers Alliance is a coalition of worker-based organizations whose members plant, harvest, process, pack, transport, prepare, serve, and sell food, organizing to improve wages and working conditions for all workers along the food chain. The Alliance works together to build a more sustainable food system that respects workers’ rights based on the principles of social, environmental, and racial justice, in which everyone has access to healthy and affordable food. Currently, FCWA has 31 members representing over 375,000 food workers in the US and Canada.
2022 Grant: $25,000

 

FRESH New London

Since 2004, FRESH New London looks to build momentum for food system change through community-based agriculture and youth empowerment. We are a community farm and educational hub dedicated to building a healthy and just food system. We use food to connect the community, encouraged stewardship, inspired leaders and incite change.
2022 Grant: $25,000

 

Massachusetts Avenue Project

We believe everyone has a right to nutritious, affordable, accessible, and culturally relevant food. We believe people and communities should have access to power, land, and resources to define their own food and agricultural systems in harmony with natural systems. We believe growers, local markets, and eaters should drive local food systems and not corporations and policies that favor distractive and extractive practices.

Maps food justice and climate justice work is based on these beliefs. We work to educate, engage and build these leaders, providing greater access to nutritious food, provide opportunities to advocate for change towards a just economy and engaging in meaningful work in service to our community and the earth.
2022 Grant: $20,000

 

Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition

Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition (MFFC) Is a collaborative organization, brings together Mattapan residents, organizations, and others to work on improving the food and physical activity environments in Mattapan. MFFC promotes healthy behaviors through its membership, its networks, and its partnerships with other organizations. MFFC provides leadership through community engagement.
2022 Grant: $25,000

 

Migrant Justice

Our mission is to build the voice, capacity, and power of the farm worker community and engage community partners to organize for economic justice and human rights. We gather the farmworker community to discuss and analyze shared problems to envision collective solutions. Through this ongoing investment in leadership development, members deepen their skills in community education and organizing for long-term systemic change. From this basis, our members have defined community problems as a denial of rights and dignity and have prioritized building a movement to secure these fundamental human rights to dignified work and quality housing, freedom of movement and access to transportation, freedom from discrimination and access to healthcare.

2022 Grant: $20,000

 

Nuestras Raíces

Nuestras Raíces is a grassroots urban agriculture organization based in Holyoke, MA. Our mission is to create healthy environments, celebrate “agri-culture,” harness our collective energy, and advance our vision of a just and sustainable future.
2022 Grant: $25,000

 

Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success

(ORIS)

Aid in the resettlement of refugees and immigrants in New Hampshire by providing assistance, training, resources, and opportunities that promote self-sufficiency.
2022 Grant: $15,000