Top Box Foods

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** TOP BOX FOODS PRODUCE PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM

1. PLEASE PROVIDE A ONE-PARAGRAPH SUMMARY (4-6 SENTENCES) OF YOUR PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: TOP BOX FOODS' MISSION IS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS OF FOOD INSECURITY AND POOR NUTRITION IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS BY WORKING WITH CHURCHES, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND PUBLIC HOUSING BUILDINGS TO DELIVER BOXES OF HIGH-QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE MEATS AND FRESH PRODUCE. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE HEALTHY FUTURES FOCUS AREA. THE VISTA PROJECT WILL SEEK TO EXPAND OUR REACH, BOTH IN TERMS OF INCREASING THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS AT OUR CURRENT LOCATIONS AS WELL AS INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DELIVERY SITES SO THAT WE CAN REACH ADDITIONAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND BECOME SELF-SUSTAINABLE. WITH OUR VISTA PROJECT, WE EXPECT TO BENEFIT THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS IN CHICAGO AND LAKE COUNTY'S LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS. OUR VISTAS CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND VOLUNTEER COORDINATING. OUR VISTA SUMMER ASSOCIATES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS WITH VOLUNTEERS AND THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, RECRUITING NEW PARTNER SITES AND VOLUNTEERS, CREATING OUTREACH MATERIALS, SUPPORTING FOOD DELIVERY OPERATIONS, SUPPORTING EFFORTS RELATED TO FOOD DELIVERY GRANTS AND ASSISTING WITH BENEFICIARY RETENTION ACTIVITIES.