$25 - Help Double Local Produce Purchases for Families in Need
Double Up Food Bucks Northwest Michigan doubles the money available to individuals using SNAP Bridge Cards (formerly food stamps) to purchase healthy fresh fruits and vegetables in farmers markets. It provides a welcome economic boost to financially struggling families, regional farms, and the local economy. Launched by the nonprofit Fair Food Network of southern Michigan, the program doubles the money of families up to $20 per farmers market visit—providing $40 each visit purchase healthy, locally grown food. This program will benefit more than 22,000 people (of whom, more than 40% are children) in Benzie, Grand Traverse, Leelanau, and Manistee counties.
The Northwest Michigan Food & Farming Network, in conjunction with the Michigan Land Use Institute and MSU Extension, seeks to raise $50,000 for this program, to allow the organization to receive an additional $25,000 from the Fair Food Network’s Double Up Food Bucks program. This total of $75,000 will ensure the Double Up Food Bucks program benefits extend to low-income families for three years—providing access to nutritious local food for struggling families and in turn, supporting local farmers.
Utopia Match: The Utopia Foundation provides further power to your good intentions and contributions by matching 25% of every dollar donated up to a total match of $20,000. To be eligible for this match, donations must be made via www.utopiafound.org, or by check payable to The Utopia Foundation with "Double Up Food Bucks" in the memo field. All contributions must be received by the Utopia Foundation by April 30, 2012.
Your support of this program not only ensures that low-income families will have greater access to locally produced fresh fruits and vegetables, but also provides additional revenue to local farms.
| Price | $25.00 |