Illinois Involved Groups and Organizations
The following organizations have resources and information to help with your local Farm to School program.
Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC)
CLOCC is a nationally recognized consortium that brings together hundreds of organizations and individuals to confront childhood obesity in Chicago. CLOCC fosters and facilitates connections between researchers; public health advocates and practitioners; corporations; policymakers; and children, families, and communities.
Healthy Schools Campaign
The Healthy Schools Campaign (HSC) is a growing not-for-profit organization dedicated to making schools healthier places in which to learn and work. HSC work benefits students, teachers, administrators, and the community at large. Healthy Schools Campaign is a leader in addressing environmental healthy and wellness – particularly in connection to the crisis of childhood obesity and asthma. HSC does this through its partnerships, publications, engagement and advocacy.
Seven Generations Ahead
Seven Generations Ahead (SGA) is a 501 © 3 non-profit organization whose mission is to build ecologically sustainable and healthy communities. SGA advocates for proactive, local community solutions to global environmental issues, and works to promote clean, renewable energy; eco-effective materials and products; intelligent, sustainable building design; and fresh, local food raised using ecologically safe and healthy practices. Seven Generations Ahead is an educational resource and catalyst for local municipalities, businesses, and residents wanting to align their economic, social, and environmental values.
Growing Power
Growing Power, Inc. is a non-profit organization and land trust supporting people from diverse backgrounds and the environment in which they live by helping to provide equal access to healthy, high-quality, safe and affordable food. This mission is implemented by providing hands-on training, on-the-ground demonstration, outreach and technical assistance through the development of Community Food Systems that help people grow, process, market and distribute food in a sustainable manner.
GardenABCs
GardenABCs is a forum for parents, educators and community members seeking guidance, resources, fundraising, networking and teaching support to start and maintain learning gardens.
Whether they’re school- or community-based, urban farms or native land restoration projects, gardens are valuable teaching tools.
The goal of this share-site is to bring people together to promote the environment, healthy eating, exercise, sustainability, self-reliance, core values, academics, and charitable giving through garden initiatives.
Our inspiration comes from years spent volunteering at a successful elementary school harvest garden, and the many incredibly talented and passionate educators, parents and advocates we’ve met along the way.
To learn more: http://gardenabcs.com