We are raising money to ensure that every family in St. Johns has access to fresh food.
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Help St. Johns Farmers Market, a program of St. Johns Main Street, reach its goal of raising $10,000 to support its Food Justice Programs.
We envision the St. Johns Farmers Market as a food justice hub which:
The Food Justice program is working to make that vision a reality through our Veggie Voucher and SNAP Match programs, in addition to offering nutrition education through community partners.
Our Veggie Voucher program distributes $10 vouchers for the market to low-income community members through local social service organizations. This year we had 21 families participate by working with Community of Hope, Swapnplay, and the North Portland Health Center.
Our SNAP Match program helps low-income shoppers stretch their food budget by matching SNAP (food stamp) funds, dollar-for-dollar, up to $10; swipe your Oregon Trail card for $10 and get $20 in tokens to spend at the market. During a one-month pilot of the program this October we saw the number of SNAP shoppers more than double!
Now, we’re raising funds to be able to maintain and enhance these programs, engaging new community partners and reaching more families in need! We already have a $5,000 grant from Metro. Our goal is to match that and raise a total of $10,000.
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