HOSCO SHIFT is a St. Louis nonprofit that connects farming, food production, and medically tailored meals through a community-led cooperative food system. Its work runs from Confluence Farm to the North Sarah Food Hub, where it trains aspiring farmers and food entrepreneurs while producing preservative-free, diabetic-friendly meals. The organization reports delivering 3.5 million meals since 2020 and measures a 2.1% average A1c reduction among Food-as-Medicine participants.
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Good Harvest Community KitchenFounded in Baltimore in 2010 as KidzTable, Good Harvest Community Kitchen is a nonprofit social enterprise of St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore. Its central kitchen prepares about 5,000 nutritious, affordable meals each day for community agencies serving people affected by poverty, while its dual mission includes food-service job training for adults facing barriers to employment. The organization has grown from a small church-basement kitchen producing 500 meals a day into a regional partner for underserved communities.BALTIMORE, MD
Community Kitchen PittsburghSince opening its doors in 2013, Community Kitchen Pittsburgh has used food to provide no-cost culinary job training, employment pathways, and hunger relief. The Pittsburgh nonprofit combines hands-on production—including catering and contract meals—with apprenticeships and job placement, helping more than 600 community members move into stable culinary or related work. Its social enterprises fund about 65% of operations, turning everyday food purchases into support for training and community meals.PITTSBURGH, PA
JEE FoodsBorn from a Butler Tech/Ross High School classroom project in 2017, JEE Foods is a student-powered nonprofit that rescues surplus food and redirects it to people and community organizations facing hunger. Its volunteers collect excess food, sometimes transform it to extend its shelf life in a commercial kitchen, and build job and food-safety skills along the way. The Hamilton organization has distributed nearly 10 million pounds of food and serves more than 30 organizations across three states.HAMILTON, OH
South Side Family FarmsSince 2014, South Side Family Farms has been a family-led community farming effort rooted in Columbus’s South Side, founded by Minister Aaron and Antoinette Hopkins after 35 years of living and raising their family in the neighborhood. Its urban gardens grow fresh food for underserved residents while creating places where neighbors learn about growing and caring for their health. The farm’s work is shaped by faith, food justice, and the Hopkinses’ focus on passing agricultural knowledge to younger generations.COLUMBUS, OH