The Food Initiative

Program Type: 
Farm Based
Grade Level/Age Group: 
Adults/Professionals, College/University, High School, Lower Elementary, Pre-Kindergarten
Number of Individuals Program Serves: 
2,000
Year Founded: 
2008
About the Program: 

The Food Initiaitive is growing healthy food, empowering lives and building community. The program works with young students and volunteers of all ages throughout the year. However, TFI's largest program is its Summer Youth Program, which employs 40 local high school students to work over the summer growing healthy food for the community, work in local hunger relief organizations, and participate in workshops on hunger and homelessness, money management, health, and more.