INDIANAPOLIS — With funding through Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation, LISC Indianapolis awarded more than $1.1M in total grant funding to nine food-related community organizations in the Northeast Corridor of Indianapolis through the Equitable Food Access Initiative. The funds will be used to address food access, improve food security, strengthen the local food economy, and improve the health of residents.
In 2021, the Northeast Corridor was selected as the first community for investment. These selected projects address one or more of the four focus areas: food access, food economy, food security, and food systems.
The following organizations were selected to receive funds:
• Mackida Loveal & Trip Mentoring Outreach Center
• The Elephant Gardens
• Market@Monon30
• GEO Next Generation High School
• New Direction Church
• From the Ground Up
• It Could Have Been Me
• Faith, Hope and Love Community
• EatHere
For additional information on the Equitable Food Access Initiative, including how these funds will be used, please visit bit.ly/EFAIgrants.