Adelante Mujeres

THE AVERAGE AGE OF OREGON FARMERS IS 60 YEARS (UP FROM 55 YEARS IN 2002). OREGON WILL SOON HAVE TO PASS OVER 60% OF ITS AGRICULTURAL LAND TO A NEW GENERATION OF FARMERS. THE WESTERN OREGON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COLLABORATIVE (WOSA) AND ITS THREE-YEAR PROJECT (INCREASING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF FIRST AND NEXT GENERATION MINORITY FARMERS) WILL ESTABLISH, BUILD AND MANAGE 525 NEW SMALL FARMERS AND RANCHERS IN WESTERN OREGON. WOSA IS MADE UP OF FIVE CORE PARRNTERS: HUERTO DE LA FAMILIA, ROUGE FARM CORPS, NEXT DOOR INC., ZENGER FARM, AND OUR TABLE COOPERATIVE. THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES OREGON'S GROWING PROBLEM OF AGING OUT FARMERS BY FOCUSING AGRICULTURAL COURSES, SPECAILIZED WORKSHOPS, APPRENTICESHIPS, AND COACHING TO A GROWING POPULATION OF POTENTIAL AND INTERESTED FARMER AND RANCHERES: PEOPLE OF COLOR. WOSA'S MINORITY BFRS ARE SOCIALLY-DISADVANTAGED NEW AND BEGINNING FARMERS AND RANCHERS CONSISTING OF IMMIGRANT PRODUCERS, WOMEN, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR, ALL WHO WORK UNDER LIMITED-RESOURCES IN SMALL FARMS. THE COLLABORATIVE SPANS SIX COUNTIES IN OREGON: MULTNOMAH, WASHINGTON, LANE, HOOD RIVER, CLACKAMAS, AND JACKSON. WOSA IS A DIVERSE COLLABORATIVE, OF WHICH FOUR IDENTIFY AS CULTURALLY-SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS AND TWO ARE CULTURALLY AND EQUITABLY DRIVEN. PROJECT OBJECTIVES INCLUDE:GROWING FARMERS: TRAIN AND EDUCATE BFRS ON FARM BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT THROUGH COURSES AND WORKSHOPS;GROWING FARMERS: PROVIDE ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND PARTNER EXPERTISE BY PROMOTING CONTINUED EDUCATION IN THE FORM OF ONE-ON-ONE COACHING, WORKSHOPS, AND APPRENTICESHIPS; ANDVIBRANT FARMS: CULTIVATE NEW MARKET CHANNELS FOR LOCALLY-GROWN SPECIALTY CROPS AND PRODUCED BY MINORITY BFRS.KEY OUTCOMES INCLUDE 360 MINORITY BFRS WILL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A BUSINESS PLAN; 40+ MINORITY BFRS WILL LAUNCH THEIR FARM START-UP; AND 150 BFRS WILL INCREASE MARKETING DIVERSIFICATION. OVERALL, THIS PROJECT WILL IMPACT 525 NEW BEGINNING FARMERS AND RANCHERS. BY PROVIDING CULTURALLY-SPECIFIC AND BILINGUAL FARM TRAINING TO NEW AND BEGINNING SOCIALLY-DISADVANTAGED MINORITY FARMERS, IT WILL DIRECTLY SUPPORT OREGON'S NEED TO SECURE A NEW GENERATION OF FARMERS.

RURAL FOOD BUSINESS INCUBATOR PROJECT

TO BUILD A SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION, MARKETING, AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMFOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED LATINX FARMERS IN THE WESTERN OREGON REGIONTHROUGH THE PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF HIGH VALUE SPECIALTY CROPS.

HUNGER IS AN EQUITY ISSUE.THE STEPS NEEDED FOR A HUNGER-FREE COMMUNITY CENTERS AROUND EQUITABLE,COMPREHENSIVE, LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS THAT ESTABLISH INDIVIDUALS FACINGFOOD INSECURITYTO DETERMINE THE STRATEGIES TO RESPOND TO THESE UNMET NEEDS. ADELANTE MUJERES'NOURISH THE COMMUNITY: CONNECTING COMMUNITIES OF COLOR TO HEALTHY EATINGTHREE-YEAR PROJECT PROVIDES A COMMUNITY-BASED SOLUTION(GOAL)TO THE MEET THE NEEDS OF LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS THROUGH FOOD DISTRIBUTION, INTEGRATED NUTRITIONAL EDUCATION, TRAINING NEW AND BEGINNING COMMUNITYHEALTH WORKERS, AND MANAGING SUSTAINABLE FARMS IN ORDER TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD FOR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. ADELANTE'S LONG-TERM APPROACH TO CULTIVATING AND SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES OF COLOR TO IMPROVE THEIR ACCESS TO FRESH, NUTRITIOUS FOODS AND PROMOTING GOOD HEALTH HABITS THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON ARE:HEALTHY PEOPLE:PROVIDE A MULTI-LAYER APPROACH OF INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT AND NETWORKS THAT CENTERS PEOPLE OF COLOR THAT ARE LOW-INCOMEAND FOOD INSECURE.NUTRITION CLASSES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO SHOP AT ADELANTE'S TWO FARMERS MARKETS AND/OR WHO ARE PART OF ADELANTE'S GENERAL PROGRAMMING. PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE GROUP AND INDIVIDUALIZED NUTRITION ASSISTANCE. THESE SERVICES, OFFERED YEAR-ROUND, WILL BE SUPPORTED BY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ADELANTE'S COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER (PROMOTORES DE SALUD) TRAININGIN SPANISHLED BY LATINXAND LOW-INCOMECOMMUNITYMEMBERS TO ENSURE THAT HEALTH ADVOCACY IS CONTEXTUALIZING THE LIVED AND CURRENT EXPERIENCE OF PEOPLE OF COLOR IN OREGON.?VIBRANT FARMS:WE WILL PROVIDE FARM COACHING AND ASSISTANCE TO MINORITY LOCAL FARMERS THAT SELL AT ADELANTE'S TWO FARMERS MARKETS AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER TO ENSURE PROFITABLE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY. THESE LOCAL FARMERS WILL DIRECTLY SELL THEIR FRESH PRODUCE TO PEOPLE OF COLOR WHO ARE LOW-INCOME.ADDITIONALLY, WEWILL ALSO SUPPORTFOOD INSECUREFAMILIES WHO WANT TO GARDEN FOR THEIR OWN CONSUMPTION.

THE OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR LATINO IMMIGRANT FARMER'S PROJECT

COMMUNITY IN ACTION: INCREASING ACCESS FOR LOW-INCOME LATINO FARMERS AND CONSUMERS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, OR

BUILDING A ROBUST FOOD SYSTEM AND THRIVING ECONOMY FOR WASHIGTON COUNTY, OR

ADELANTE MUJERES' MICRO ENTERPRISE EXPANSION & ENHANCEMENT PROJECT

ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE URBAN AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES WITH AN EYE TOWARDSRACIAL EQUITY. ADELANTE’S PLANNING PROJECT WILL DIRECTLY IMPACT THEGROWTH OF THE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, OR BYSTRENGTHENING ITS URBAN REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES BY BUILDINGA STRATEGIC AND SUSTAINABLE PLAN TO CONTINUE ITS EDUCATION ANDDISTRIBUTION OPPORTUNITIES TO FARMERS, PARTICULARLY FARMERS OF COLOR.

2018RRMEPP

FY22 PRIME TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ADELANTE MUJERES

COALITION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LATINO FARMERS: OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE IN THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY,

PROGRAM FOR INVESTMENT IN MICROENTREPRENEURS (PRIME)

RISK MANAGEMENT EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM

2017RMEPP

PROGRAM FOR INVESTMENT IN MICROENTREPRENEURS

COALITION FOR THE AD

2015 EDUCATION AWARD

RME OUTREACH

DIVERSIFYING THE FOOD SYSTEM: INCREASING ACCESS TO THE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM FOR LOW-INCOME LATINO FARMERS AND CONSUMERS

RURAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GRANTS

VENDOR SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT AND ANTI-HUNGER AND NUTRITION PROJECT

INCREASING MARKET ACCES FOR LOW-INCOME LATINO FARMERS

THIS GRANT SUPPORTS THE COSTS INCURRED TO IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO RESPOND TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS 2019 (COVID-19), WHICH MAY INCLUDE WORKPLACE SAFETY, MARKET PIVOTS, RETROFITTING FACILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, WORKER HOUSING, AND MEDICAL EXPENSES. IT PROVIDES NEEDED RELIEF TO THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS FOR THEIR COSTS INCURRED BETWEEN JANUARY 27, 2020, THE DATE UPON WHICH THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE (HHS) UNDER SECTION 319 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT, AND DECEMBER 31, 2021. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE EMPLOYEES OF THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS.

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