Foresters Financial has joined forces with Whole Kids Foundation to support 14 organizations across the US, Canada, and the UK to develop their edible learning spaces through garden grants and hands-on support.
Foresters will fund 15 grants, each worth US$3,000, for US$45,000. The Grow It Forward Garden Grants initiative, in partnership with Enrich LA, a community wellness non-profit organization that builds edible gardens for youth and families, was kicked off on March 18.
This initiative will help Lovelia P. Flournoy Elementary School in Los Angeles, CA. Foresters member volunteers joined the teaching staff, students, and parents to help construct an edible garden at the school.
Foresters and Whole Kids Foundation are also scheduled to construct edible gardens at several locations across the US, Canada, and the UK. In the US, the events will take place on April 29 and May 20, while the events in the UK will take place on May 13.
The event in Canada is scheduled for June 3.
Foresters and Farm to Cafeteria Canada, a charity transforming how food is experienced, learned, and celebrated in schools across Canada, will construct edible gardens in two more locations in Canada on June 3.
"Edible gardens are powerful hands-on spaces that connect neighborhoods with fresh food, encourage meaningful learning experiences, and inspire lifelong healthy eating habits," said Chanta Williams, interim executive director for Whole Kids Foundation and Whole Cities Foundation. "Foresters shares our passion for advancing community nutrition and wellness, and together, we are helping to amplify locally driven fresh food initiatives."
Louis Gagnon, president and CEO of Foresters Financial, said: "We're incredibly proud to widen our partnership with Whole Kids Foundation and to support these important programs across the US, Canada, and the UK. Providing opportunities to give back to our communities, and helping our members do the good they want to do through Foresters grants, is an embodiment of our core values that inform and differentiate our business."
Foresters Financial is a fraternal life insurer that offers member benefits including scholarships, orphan benefits, community volunteer grants, document preparation services for creating wills and other legal documents, Lifelong Learning, MemberDeals, and more.
