Emerging Leader: Curt Ellis
Through the hands and minds of emerging leaders, FoodCorps strives to give all youth an enduring relationship with healthy food. FoodCorps places motivated leaders in limited-resource communities for a year of public service. Working under the direction of local partner organizations, FoodCorps implements a three-ingredient recipe for healthy kids. Service Members deliver hands-on nutrition education, build and tend school gardens, and bring high-quality local food into public school cafeterias.
Through the hands and minds of emerging leaders, FoodCorps strives to give all youth an enduring relationship with healthy food. FoodCorps places motivated leaders in limited-resource communities for a year of public service. Working under the direction of local partner organizations, FoodCorps implements a three-ingredient recipe for healthy kids. Service Members deliver hands-on nutrition education, build and tend school gardens, and bring high-quality local food into public school cafeterias.
Grant Program
Emerging Leaders Fund
Location
New York, NY
Website
Grant Amount
$200,000 (over four years) and a $5,000 Professional Development/Wellness Grant
Grant Year Awarded
2012
Grant Period
2012 – 2016