Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | May 15, 2023 | Worcester Business Journal 9 Food security in U.S. households Greater Worcester Community Foun- dation and Worcester insurer Fallon Health, in turn. e grants it receives usually range from between $1,000 to $50,000, E X P E R T I S E M A K E S A L L T H E D I F F E R E N C E When you arrive at a certain size, your banking needs become more complex. With Country Bank's commercial banking team, you get customized problem-solving, higher lending limits, industry expertise, and highly responsive service. Food secure households 90% Food insecure households 10% Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2021 Food insecurity among Massachusetts households with children, by race/ethnicity Asian Black Latinx Mixed race White 12.4% 31.7% 33.3% 27.5% 18.4% Source: U.S. Census Household Pulse Survey, February 2023 said Buerschaper. e GWCF grant, announced in October 2022, was a $75,000 development grant used for large capital purchases, like replace- ment of a heavy-duty forkli and a brush mower, which allows for efficient planting. Fallon Health's grant, which was an unrestricted program grant for $15,000, is to support operations and goals, including increasing the variety of produce made available to partners and improving the distribution system. Increasingly, Community Harvest Project is emphasizing education in its mission. With access to thousands of volunteers each year, oen people who are highly entrenched in the commu- nity, the organization is advocating for policy solutions to address the root causes that make its work necessary. "We provide fresh fruit and vege- tables because we believe everyone deserves it, and because our partners tell us people still need it," said Buer- schaper. "But hunger is a symptom of much larger problems." W The Community Harvest Project barn was built in 2002.

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