Honoring New Americans Through Healthy and Culturally Relevant Food Offerings ($5,000)

This food pantry serves 70 to 100 immigrant and refugee families twice each month, plus 500 families at its October distribution, honoring Asian American, Pacific Islander, African, and Muslim dietary practices. Funding keeps shelves stocked with fresh, shelf-stable, and culturally relevant foods so families can feed themselves with dignity. Families choose what they need from the shelves themselves, a practice that respects each household's culture and care. (Applicant: New Americans Blessing Box, Inc.) Read more...

Location: CNY Uniforms Plus, 664 Burnet Avenue, Syracuse, NY

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Rolling Towards Food Security ($5,000)

To improve food access, safety, and dignity at the food pantry, this project will buy 125 durable personal carts for seniors, families, and neighbors without reliable transportation. About 30 to 40 percent of pantry clients currently cannot carry home their full share of food, shorting their families on much-needed nutrition. With carts handed out as needed, people can safely and independently bring home more of what they are offered. (Applicant: Assumption Food Pantry) Read more...

Location: 808 North Salina Street, Syracuse, NY

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Roots to Rise ($5,000)

Roots to Rise is a hands-on, garden-based learning program serving 20 underserved Syracuse youth in the Workforce Advancement Center (WAC) literacy summer enrichment program. Over six weeks at the Eastwood Community Garden, participants will plant, cultivate, and harvest fruits, vegetables, and herbs while learning about composting, native plants, and the importance of healthy eating. Each week, youth will take home a planted container so they can continue growing and preparing fresh food alongside their families. (Applicant: WAC (Workforce Advancement Center)) Read more...

Location: 393 Mosley Drive, Syracuse, NY

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Harvest Season Food Recovery ($4,675)

Nearly 40 percent of U.S. food is wasted, even as one in seven Onondaga County neighbors faces food insecurity. The Onondaga Food Rescue Network moves surplus food from local businesses and farms to people who need it. This funding will expand operations during the 2026 harvest season, deepening partnerships at the CNY Regional Market and farmers’ markets to steer fresh produce into community food programs. (Applicant: Onondaga Food Rescue Network) Read more...

Location: Onondaga County, NY

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Survive & Thrive: Build Your Emergency Pantry Community Emergency Food Resilience Initiative ($3,000)

Will your family survive and thrive when power outages, severe weather, or supply disruptions hit? Many households lack the knowledge and gear to stay fed. This project will host 4 to 6 community workshops for more than 100 residents in underserved neighborhoods, teaching safe food storage, dehydration, canning, and using simple, culturally relevant methods on a shoestring budget. Long after the grant ends the reusable demonstration equipment will keep this preparedness training growing alongside FORCE’s existing community programs. (Applicant: Focusing Our Resources for Community Enlightenment (FORCE)) (Applicant: Focusing Our Resources for Community Enlightenment (FORCE)) Read more...

Location: 515 Cannon Street, Syracuse, NY

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Community Guided Growing at the Appleseed Outreach Garden ($3,900)

To grow food sovereignty and build community voice, We Build We Grow will launch a Community Guided Growing program at the Appleseed Outreach Garden. A small resident group will meet monthly to choose which crops are grown in a shared Council Plot, focusing on culturally meaningful and hard-to-find foods. Crops will be shared through the Appleseed Pantry, giving neighbors a real say in what ends up on their plates. (Applicant: We Build We Grow Inc.) Read more...

Location: 116 West Glen Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13205

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Greenhouse and Irrigation System ($5,000)

Between April and November, Asha Laaya Farm will complete a greenhouse and install a new irrigation system to support accessible, culturally informed farming for Deaf New Americans. The greenhouse will protect seedlings from harsh weather, and irrigation will help plants thrive through the spring. This project will grow more fresh vegetables for Deaf New American families and open more chances for farming, selling, and neighborly connection. (Applicant: Deaf New American Advocacy) Read more...

Location: 7691 Bridgeport Kirkville Road, Kirkville, NY

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Revitalize Urban Gardening with Tools and Supplies Support in Predominantly Black Neighbourhoods ($5,000)

This project invests in four community gardens and centers in predominantly Black Syracuse neighborhoods that practice community-led decision-making. Across the 2026 growing season, volunteers will learn organic, carbon-sequestering techniques while improving garden infrastructure with accessibility and universal design in mind. The work supports Farmers of the Global Majority and passes locally rooted growing skills between generations through culturally appropriate food. (Joint Proposal: Kwagh-hir Community Garden, West Newell St Memorial Garden, Nourish Syracuse, and Dunbar Center Garden) Read more...

Location: West Newell St. Community Garden, Syracuse, NY

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Food Basket Giveaway and Nutrition Workshops for Women ($4,230)

Brunch N Bible Study, Inc. will pair its monthly Brunch ’N Blessings food basket giveaway for women with quarterly nutrition workshops. Sessions will cover meal planning, budgeting, epigenetics, and the link between stress and nutrition, led by local nutritionists, health educators, and functional medicine doctors. Workshops will run in June 2026, September 2026, January 2027, and April 2027, helping women build lasting habits rooted in culture and care. (Applicant: Brunch N Bible Study, Inc.) Read more...

Location: Cafe Sankofa Cooperative, South Salina Street, Syracuse, NY

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Fuel for Great Futures: Youth Nutrition & Food Justice at BGCS ($5,000)

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Syracuse will launch Fuel for Great Futures, a youth-led nutrition and food access program for Club members ages 6 to 13. Kids will join weekly Cooking & Culture labs, enjoy fresh-food snacks, and lead monthly Family Food Nights with take-home meal kits. Youth Food Justice Ambassadors will help plan menus and partner with local growers to bring seasonal produce home. (Applicant: Boys & Girls Clubs of Syracuse) Read more...

Location: 212 Van Buren Street, Syracuse, NY

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The Slow & Easy ANP PDC: Equitable & Accessible Permaculture Education ($3,510)

The Alchemical Nursery Project will create a flexible, fee-free Permaculture Design Certificate program that is equitable and accessible to everyone. Learners can earn their 72-hour certificate at their own pace by volunteering at local growing sites and joining in-person, hybrid, and self-paced sessions. The curriculum covers all 26 core permaculture topics, taught by qualified instructors and tracked through open-source digital badges across the 2026 season. (Applicant: The Alchemical Nursery Project Inc) Read more...

Location: 3100 South Salina Street, Syracuse, NY

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