Organizations Filed Purposes:
GROWING HOME'S MISSION IS TO OPERATE, PROMOTE, AND DEMOSTRATE THE USE OF ORGANIC URBAN AGRICULTURE AS A VEHICLE FOR JOB TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
GROWING HOME IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIC FARM THAT PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND ORGANIC PRODUCE IN THE GREATER ENGLEWOOD COMMUNITY OF CHICAGO
GROWING HOME'S FARM-BASED EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAM AIMS TO INCREASE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS, LOW EDUCATION, LACK OF WORK HISTORY, AND OTHER EXTREME BARRIERS TO WORKFORCE ENTRY. EACH YEAR, FROM APRIL THROUGH OCTOBER, THEY ENROLL INDIVIDUALS SEEKING TO GAIN JOB SKILLS AND SECURE LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT. THROUGH HANDS-ON FIELD WORK, CLASSROOM TRAINING, AND INDIVIDUALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT, THEIR 14-WEEK PROGRAM PROVIDES THE TOOLS, SKILLS, AND SUPPORT PARTICIPANTS NEED TO FIND AND KEEP GOOD JOBS.GROWING HOME ALSO USES THEIR FARMS TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE, HEALTHY FOOD AND FOOD EDUCATION TO RESIDENTS OF GREATER ENGLEWOOD. THEY GROW NEARLY 200 VARIETIES OF VEGETABLE, WHICH THEY SELL AT AFFORDABLE PRICES AT THEIR WEEKLY WOOD STREET FARM STAND AND OTHER LOCAL MARKETS. THROUGH COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS, FARM TOURS, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH, GROWING HOME HELPS THEIR CUSTOMERS AND FAMILIES INTEGRATE NUTRITIOUS CHIOCES INTO THEIR LIFESTYLES.
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 |
|---|
| Marny Zimmer | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Stewart Weiss | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Barbara Wallace | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Carolyn Ulrich | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Laura Tilly | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Kevin Swan | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Micheal Newman-Brooks | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Pascale Kichler | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Dan Kaplan | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Foster Dale | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Chasity Boyce | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Mecca Bey | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Judith Aronson | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Jennifer Ballard Croft | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Steve Stanley | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| Shawn Boone | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Karl Riley | VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Lynn Sheck | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
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