Recent school and business closures put even more pressure on families struggling with food-insecurity. Children are no longer being fed at school during the day, and their parents may be hourly workers whose industries are suffering. These children need you now more than ever. Cultivate…
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the sold-out Taste of Hope event scheduled for May 7th has been postponed until August 27th. Due to growing concerns around the spread of COVID-19, we want to provide an update on the Taste of Hope Fundraiser originally scheduled for…
March 4, 2020, For immediate release: For the last three years, St. Joseph County 4-H youth members and volunteers have worked together on a program called Meat Hunger to address the growing issue of hunger in our community, which led to identifying Cultivate Food Rescue…
While school is in session, these children have access to breakfast and lunch during the week, but the weekends can be hard. On Monday mornings, many food-insecure kids start their day behind on nutrition and energy, which affects their ability to learn. In fact, when…
Cultivate Culinary was featured on Elkhart County’s “In the Spotlight” podcast. Listen to hear co-founder, Jim Conklin, discuss how we partner with other Not-For-Profits to feed food insecure children – also featuring Mark Mikel from Family Christian Development Center and Darlene Anderson from the Elkhart…
Cultivate will be on the Rachael Ray show again on Wednesday, February 12th – check your local listings for what channel and time, and tune in!
Purchase tickets today for Cultivate’s fourth annual Taste of Hope. This year’s event will be on May 7th at 6 pm. Come out for an evening of great food and stories of how your support of Cultivate is changing lives! Tickets are $35 per person…
Olivia is your average seven-year-old. She loves puppies and scrunchies and is in the second grade at your local elementary school. But she doesn’t really like school. And the reason why might surprise you. Olivia sometimes has trouble paying attention in class because she’s hungry….
Cultivate was also pleased to host the Elkhart Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours event in January. Around 30 people attended and toured our new facility, sampled one of our chef’s delicious food, and learned more about our program. “Like” Us on Facebook! Follow these…
A group from the Ladies of Notre Dame & St. Mary’s was the first to volunteer in Cultivate’s new facility. They worked hard to pack 400 backpacks for nine elementary schools in St. Joseph, Elkhart, and Marshall Counties. Thank you to all of our hard-working…
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