Farming Hope

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** FARMING HOPE IS WILL EXPAND OUR COMMUNITY FOOD HUB, AT THE HEART OF WHICH IS OUR GARDEN-TO-TABLE JOB TRAINING PROGRAM FOR UNHOUSED OR FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE. OUR PAID EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM HELPS ADULTS TRANSITION TO PERSONAL WELL-BEING AND WORKS TO INTEGRATE THE FOOD SYSTEM TO FEED NEIGHBORS IN NEED. OUR THEORY OF CHANGE COMES FROM THE BASIC HUMAN NEED TO BE NEEDED. WE WANT OUR GRADUATES TO FEEL EMBRACED BY THEIR COWORKERS AS THEY SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES HEALTHY, FRESH, AND SUSTAINABLE MEALS.LED BY OUR PROGRAM MANAGER AND CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OUR APPRENTICESHIP IS A 12-WEEK, PAID JOB TRAINING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO MIRROR FUTURE WORKPLACES. APPRENTICES WORK 20-25 HOURS A WEEK, LEARNING CULINARY SKILLS BY COOKING 1200+ MEALS A WEEK FOR FOOD INSECURE SAN FRANCISCANS. OUR TEAM OF EXPERIENCED FOOD INDUSTRY AND NONPROFIT PROFESSIONALS MAKE UP FARMING HOPE'S APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM STAFF. WE LEARN AND GROW FROM EACH OTHER AND OUR NETWORK OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WHICH INCLUDES OUR APPRENTICE REFERRAL PARTNERS, COMMUNITY FOOD PARTNERS, AND FOOD INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT PARTNERS.THE APPRENTICESHIP IS AT THE HEART OF FARMING'S HOPE'S TRIPLE BENEFIT MODEL OF JOB TRAINING, FREE COMMUNITY MEALS, AND FOOD WASTE REDUCTION. TOGETHER WITH OUR PARTNERS, WE ARE CREATING SCALABLE MODELS TO REIMAGINE A FOOD SYSTEM THAT IS HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE, AND EMPOWERING.