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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
A big ‘thank you!’ to abc57 for telling the community about our recent move into Cultivate’s brand-new 11,000 square-foot facility! “SOUTH BEND, Ind.—Cultivate, a local food rescue organization, all started as a culinary school operating out of a former restaurant in Bremen. Now, the food…
Students in a Notre Dame philanthropy class were tasked with finding worthy nonprofits to support last semester. They researched a variety of organizations, reached out to request proposals from those they were interested in, and Cultivate is honored to have been chosen as a grant…
It’s a new year, and we are looking forward to our fourth annual Taste of Hope. Save the date to join us on Thursday, May 7th at the Palais Royale in South Bend. Individual tickets are on sale now at $35.00 each and can be…
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