COMMONS CENTER FOR FOOD SECURITY AND SUSTAINABILITY
PO BOX 416 - 501 E 13TH STREET, SILVER CITY, NM 88062 thecommonsgrantcounty.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: PROMOTE LOCAL RESILIENCE AND ADAPTATION HOLISTICALLY IN AN UNCERTAIN WORLD THROUGHEDUCATION, DISTRIBUTION, AND CULTIVATION WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO FOOD SECURITY.

ALIMENTO PARA EL NINO: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES BOTH EMERGENCY FOOD FOR CHILDREN WHO FACE FOOD INSECURITY TO BRING HOME OVER WEEKENDS AND PROGRAMMING TO TEACH GRANT COUNTY YOUTH ABOUT GARDENING, NUTRITION AND THE LARGER FOOD SYSTEM.

FOOD PANTRY: THIS PROGRAM CONSOLIDATES EFFORTS TO BRING FOOD SECURITY TO GRANT COUNTY, NM. THE COMMONS OPERATES A FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM FOR THE NEEDY THROUGH FOUR FOOD PANTRIES: SILVER CITY FOOD PANTRY, THE MINING DISTRICT MOBILE FOOD PANTRY, GILA MOBILE FOOD PANTRY, AND THE HACHITA FOOD PANTRY. DURING THE FY20 OVER 200,000 MEALS WERE PROVIDED TO APPROXIMATELY 475 FAMILIES. VOLUNTEERS FROM LOCAL COMMUNITIES SPENT 4,320 HOURS WORKING AT THE PANTRIES.

COMMONS GARDEN AND COMMUNITY KITCHEN: THE GARDEN PROVIDES SUPPLEMENTAL FRESH FOOD FOR OUR FOOD PANTRY RECIPIENTS IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING AN EDUCATIONAL SPACE FOR COMMUNTY MEMBERS TO LEARN ABOUT BACKYARD GARDENING. OUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE GARDENING WORKSHOPS AND RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITY USE. AFTER MID-MARCH 2020 GARDEN ACTIVITIES WERE LIMITED DUE TO COVID-19.

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