SoCal Impact Food Fund:
The Southern California Impact Food Fund (SCIFF) is a collaborative effort aimed at enhancing access to healthy food in underserved areas of Southern California, building on the groundwork laid by the CA FreshWorks Fund. The initiative engages small family-owned markets and food retailers in the Southern California region, particularly communities that have traditionally lacked access to capital required for sustaining food enterprises. A strong emphasis will be placed on inclusivity, including business ownership by women and BIPOC. By providing accessible capital within local food systems, SCIFF strives to not only ensure the success of individual businesses but also catalyze a larger community uplift. Read the full press release here for more details.
Program Goals:
The HFFI Partnerships Program is designed to invest in local capacity and capital to establish and grow partnerships between organizations that are working at the local, state, or regional level to provide financing and technical assistance to food retail and food supply chain businesses in underserved communities. These investments help businesses across the food supply chain thrive and deliver fresh, healthy, and affordable products to low-income communities and communities of color. This historic public-private HFFI Partnerships Program will support more than 750 loans and grants over the next five years to support over 1,400 food retail and supply chain projects sustaining over 2,500 local jobs.
