Sahuarita Food Bank and Community Resource Center, in southern Arizona, provides food to more than 10,000 low-income people each year. Since its founding in 2009, the center has expanded greatly, but in this area where a quarter of residents live in economic insufficiency, “we cannot feed people out of poverty.” To this end, the center is beginning a series of women’s food entrepreneurship courses, teaching underemployed women the skills needed to operate a small food business. The project goal is to address hunger and malnutrition by helping low-income women and their families become economically self-sufficient. During the grant period, the center plans to support at least ten students in successfully launching their own businesses. New partner, new project.
Sahuarita Food Bank and Community Resource Center, in southern Arizona, provides food to more than 10,000 low-income people each year. Since its founding in 2009, the center has expanded greatly, but in this area where a quarter of residents live in economic insufficiency, “we cannot feed people out of poverty.” To this end, the center is beginning a series of women’s food entrepreneurship courses, teaching underemployed women the skills needed to operate a small food business. The project goal is to address hunger and malnutrition by helping low-income women and their families become economically self-sufficient. During the grant period, the center plans to support at least ten students in successfully launching their own businesses. New partner, new project.
