Growing Opportunities and People's Market
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SCCAP Starts Family Enrichment Program & Closes Greenhouse
Bloomington, Ind. (March 25, 2024) – South Central Community Action Program (SCCAP) announces a new initiative under Growing Opportunities that will provide family enrichment, case work, and fill gaps in programming for SCCAP clients. Growing Opportunities is a SCCAP program that for 10 years has addressed the issue of food insecurity for our region by growing and donating fresh produce to low-income community members. Growing Opportunities used a hydroponic greenhouse to grow fresh produce for community members and made deliveries to their homes. The greenhouse previously used by the program has been purchased by People’s Market to support them in their fight towards providing equitable access to healthy local food and education to our community. Growing Opportunities will continue to make deliveries to our homebound community members in partnership with Pantry 279 and Monroe County United Ministries.
Moving forward Growing Opportunities will use a holistic approach to serve our community members. While still addressing food insecurity we will also be meeting our clients where they are and assisting with other existing needs. We will be doing this by connecting them with community partners, ensuring they have applied for all SCCAP services, and debt relief programming. Growing Opportunities will be working directly with clients to ensure that they are receiving services needed to help them thrive.
Our former greenhouse manager, Errin Logsdon, is leading the charge in the redirection of Growing Opportunities. “The goal of Growing Opportunities has always been to reduce barriers to food equality and education. Whether through our greenhouse, pantry cooking program, rural and homebound food delivery, or nutrition education we wanted to connect our community with the services they needed. People's Market has been making huge strides in the fight for food equality; the acquisition of the greenhouse is such a natural progression in their mission. We are so excited to see what this growing season has in store for them. It will also be an amazing growing season for Growing Opportunities. This one-on-one holistic relationship with our community members will allow us to remove access barriers to ensure that they are receiving the services needed to help them thrive.”
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About South Central Community Action Program
The South Central Community Action Program (SCCAP) is a nonprofit organization based in Bloomington, IN that has served low-income people for more than 55 years. Our mission is to provide opportunities for all people to achieve personal and economic independence to strengthen our community. SCCAP administers Thriving Connections, Growing Opportunities and Head Start in Monroe County, and operates the Energy Assistance, Weatherization, Covering Kids & Families, the Indiana Emergency Rental Assistance Fund, and Housing Choice Opportunities in Monroe, Morgan, Owen, and Brown counties. We serve more than 4,000 families annually, representing more than 9,000 individuals. All SCCAP services are provided without regard to race, age, color, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, national origin, ancestry, or status as a veteran.
For more information, contact:
Jessie Yeary
(812)-339-3447