Organizations Filed Purposes:
ALCHEMIST CDC CONNECTS SACRAMENTO AREA COMMUNITIES TO LAND, FOOD, AND OPPORTUNITY TOWARD A VISION IN WHICH ALL NEIGHBORHOODS ARE VIBRANT, EQUITABLE, HEALTHY, AND DIVERSE. WE ARE BEST KNOWN FOR ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES BY IMPROVING ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOODS, IMPLEMENTING COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED PUBLIC GREEN SPACES, AND FOSTERING ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
WE CONNECT SACRAMENTO AREA COMMUNITIES TO LAND, FOOD AND OPPORTUNITIES
FARMERS' MARKET PROGRAMS: PROVIDING CALFRESH PROCESSING SERVICES FOR 11 FARMERS' MARKETS, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO AN ADDITIONAL 9 MARKETS, TO ENSURE THAT LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS HAVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD. ALSO OFFERED THE MARKET MATCH INCENTIVE PROGRAM THAT MATCHES CALFRESH BENEFITS SPENT AT FARMERS' MARKETS. MARKET MATCH EMPOWERS LOW-INCOME SHOPPERS TO MAKE HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES BY OVERCOMING FINANCIAL BARRIERS. IT SUPPORTS JOB CREATION, LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT BY LEVERAGING THE BENEFITS OF FARMERS' MARKETS FOR A BROADER COMMUNITY. IN 2019, ALCHEMIST CDC PROCESSED OVER 17,500 CALFRESH TRANSACTIONS, AND FACILITATED THE DISTRIBUTION OF OVER 159,000 OF MARKET MATCH INCENTIVES TO LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.
FOOD BUSINESS TRAINING AND INCUBATOR: IN THE SUMMER OF 2019 ALCHEMIST CDC OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED THE ALCHEMIST KITCHEN PROGRAM WITH THE FIRST COHORT OF ALCHEMIST MICROENTERPRISE ACADEMY (AMA). IN AMA, FOOD ENTREPRENEURS COMPLETED A 10-WEEK BUSINESS TRAINING COURSE THAT TAUGHT THE FUNDAMENTALS OF STARTING AND GROWING A FOOD BUSINESS. TOPICS COVERED RANGED FROM FINANCIAL LITERACY AND LEGAL BUSINESS STRUCTURES TO RECIPE DEVELOPMENT AND SAFE FOOD HANDLING. THE PROGRAM CULMINATED IN A GRADUATION AND SHOWCASE EVENT IN WHICH THE ENTREPRENEURS' PROGRESS WAS CELEBRATED AND THEY WERE ABLE TO PRESENT THEIR PRODUCTS TO A LARGE AUDIENCE. TWENTY ENTREPRENEURS WERE ACCEPTED INTO AMA AND 16 GRADUATED. WE ALSO DEVELOPED THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE INCUBATOR PROGRAM, TO BEGIN OPERATIONS IN EARLY 2020, WHICH WILL PROVIDE IN-DEPTH ASSISTANCE CUSTOMIZED TO SPECIFIC BUSINESS NEEDS- INCLUDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, MENTORSHIP AND LOW-COST COMMERCIAL KITCHEN ACCESS.
NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT: ALCHEMIST CDC IS COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH LOCAL NEIGHBORS TO REMAKE BLIGHTED LAND INTO VIBRANT, NEIGHBORHOOD AMENITIES THROUGH DIRECT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, DESIGN AND HANDS-ON PARTICIPATION IN CREATING PUBLIC GARDENS, COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACES AND PRIVATELY OWNED PUBLIC SPACES- LEADING TO A SENSE OF PLACE. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS INCLUDE: THE OAK PARK ART GARDEN; OAK PARK SOL COMMUNITY GARDEN; AND THE PANSY COMMUNITY GARDEN PARK. THESE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE COMMUNITY SPACES PROVIDE A PLACE TO GROW FOOD, EXPRESS AND SHARE CREATIVITY, DEMONSTRATE SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES, SHARE KNOWLEDGE AND BUILD COMMUNITY CONNECTIVITY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Tiffany Rosso | EXEC. DIRECT | 40 | $41,197 |
| Sarah Dillon | INTERIM EXEC | 40 | $22,568 |
| Mariko Yoshihara | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Tamara Srzentic | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Smoker | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Martin- Mabry | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Shawn Mainville | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jamila Bebe Khan | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Matt Read | SECRETARY/TR | 3 | $0 |
| Matthew Joy | VICE PRESIDE | 3 | $0 |
| Jamie Cutlip-Gorman | PRESDENT | 6 | $0 |
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