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Your gift increases access to and knowledge about fresh produce for those most affected by inflation and an inequitable food system.
Your gift increases access to and knowledge about fresh produce for those most affected by inflation and an inequitable food system.
Twenty years ago, Growing Hope began supporting youth to grow, eat, and prepare their own food. Since then, the Teen Leadership Program has employed more than 60 teenagers. Our commitment to youth and to building the agricultural acumen of future generations remains unwavering. At any given time, we employ a dozen high school youth and several recent graduates in internship roles. This summer, one of our teens reflected and shared:
“I never could have imagined that I would be able to participate in an opportunity as meaningful as this one.”
For some, it's a first job; for others, it's a first chance to access fresh produce; and others use it as an onramp to a career investing in the food system. Our Teen Leadership Program participants paint a clear picture of how Growing Hope's systemic investments in our food system yield generational health outcomes.
Earlier this year, I shared that an early teen program participant shared that “because of Growing Hope, I will never go hungry.” Another youth recently shared that “[Growing Hope] gives me something to look forward to every single day!” With your partnership, Growing Hope is ensuring the right to food and preventing hunger before it is felt. Give today to make generational investments with lifelong implications.