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Chicagoland Food Sovereignty Coalition

A coalition of autonomous mutual aid groups in Chicago and Cook County, working together to cultivate food sovereignty and autonomy for all people in all communities!

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This fundraising campaign is in alignment with the Chicagoland Food Sovereignty Coalition (CFSC) to direct financial support to the mutual aid grou... Read more

$2,899.61 USD of $100,000 USD raised (3%)

Starts at$5 USD

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Transportation sponsor

We do our best to procure food through food rescue efforts. This means we rescue viable and quality food that grocery stores or food distributors w... Read more

$100 USD of $3,000 USD / month raised (3%)

Starts at$25 USD / month

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Food Rescue Hubs Support

Supporting the needs of this CFSC food rescue hubs, including: - Expanding CFSC's work out of the Central and NW hubs in Chicago. - Installing walk... Read more

$28.75 USD of $6,000 USD / month raised (0%)

Starts at$25 USD / month

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Volunter Support

Support CFSC with financial compensation for volunteers who cannot participate in food sovereignty work without it.

$0.00 USD of $1,000 USD / month raised (0%)

Starts at$10 USD / month

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Volunteer Transportation Support

This is to support CFSC volunteers with gas or other transportation costs

$0.00 USD of $1,000 USD / month raised (0%)

Starts at$10 USD / month

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What is Beet Street? Beet Street is a collaborative project that was coordinated by a Food Insecurity Mutual Aid Group hosted through the Chicagola... Read more

$400 USD of $15,000 USD raised (3%)

Starts at$5 USD

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Projects

Support the following initiatives from Chicagoland Food Sovereignty Coalition.

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To support Asylum Seekers in Chicago who phone support - Payments on Mon & Thurs

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To support Asylum Seeker medical center in Chicago

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To support Asylum Seekers in Chicago who need medicine - Payments on Mon & Thurs

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Funds to support land sovereignty which supports food sovereignty.

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Funds support our community members who need support in caring for their bodies, minds and souls.

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To support local and regional growers prioritizing BIPOC growers.

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To support more in-person community building in the CFSC coalition

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To support neighbors who wish to use their cars or bikes to support CFSC efforts

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To support volunteers and their capacity to participate in food sovereignty

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To support Beet Street Zine productions

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To share funds across the Chicagoland mutual aid and solidarity communities

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To continue to support our North West food rescue hub with rent, equipment and food.

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Fund to continue to support our central food rescue hub with rent, equipment and food.

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To provide more access to trucking transportation across the CFSC coalition.

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To support Asylum Seekers in Chicago who need prescription medicine - Payments on Mon & Thurs

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To bolster food sovereignty efforts on the Southside

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Top financial contributors

Individuals

1
Bennett Smith

$13,891 USD since Feb 2021

2
Lucy Parsons Labs

$3,418.05 USD since Apr 2021

3
Northwest Side Solidarity Network

$3,000 USD since Dec 2021

4
Latham Zearfoss

$2,500 USD since Jan 2023

5
Miranda Larson

$1,912 USD since Aug 2022

6
Anonymous Amy

$1,900 USD since Jan 2022

7
Joel Krass

$1,675 USD since May 2022

8
Aviva D Stein

$1,115 USD since Sep 2022

9
Food Matters Chicago / Natural Resources Defense Council

$1,000 USD since May 2023

10
Incognito

$780 USD since Apr 2022

Organizations

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Chicago Food Policy Action Council

$175,000 USD since Sep 2022

2
Chicago Region Food System Fund

$140,000 USD since Aug 2022

3
CFPAC

$120,000 USD since May 2021

4
Southwest Collective

$16,000 USD since Feb 2022

5
The Love Fridge

$2,900 USD since May 2021

6
Lucy Parsons Labs

$1,842.75 USD since Mar 2021

7
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC

$1,000 USD since Dec 2021

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Chicagoland Food Sovereignty Coalition is all of us

Our contributors 68

Thank you for supporting Chicagoland Food Sovereignty Coalition.

Bennett Smith

Core Contributor

$13,891 USD

Cosmos Ray

Admin

$351 USD

Love, joy and liberation for all!

Heather Nichols

Admin

$170 USD

Maria M

Core Contributor

Moses

Admin

Chicago Food ...

$175,000 USD

Chicago Regio...

$140,000 USD

CFPAC

$120,000 USD

Southwest Col...

Food Rescue Hubs Support

$16,000 USD

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Contribution #658583
Invoice #140721
bulk food purchase
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Today’s balance

$48,839.48 USD

Total raised

$455,896.66 USD

Total disbursed

$407,057.18 USD

Estimated annual budget

$346,567.09 USD

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News from Chicagoland Food Sovereignty Coalition

Updates on our activities and progress.

CFSC Celebrates Two Years!

Magnificent and Beautiful People, Today marks the second anniversary of the Chicagoland Food Sovereignty Coalition (CFSC)! Can we take a moment to celebrate? Gratitude!Thank you for all of the radical love, intentionality,...
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Published on December 14, 2022 by Cosmos Ray

About



 Chicagoland Food Sovereignty Coalition (CFSC)

CFSC is a coalition of Chicago and Cook County autonomous mutual aid groups working together to create food sovereignty for all of our communities while disrupting the current and unjust food system. 

We know that the current local and national food systems are based on waste, profit and food apartheid. The over-industrialized food system is predicated upon and necessitates harm in order to function. Not only is it unjust but it is also futile.

CFSC's methods include standing in solidarity with our neighbors and listening to them for solutions, rescuing viable and high-quality foods and redistributing them to our communities, growing food, composting, creating "free stores" for communities access food, delivering food to neighbors who are unable to leave their homes, creating co-ops, redistributing wealth to support infrastructure and other resources needed to effectively dismantle the current unjust food systems and reimagine community-based food systems of food sovereignty and autonomy. 


Our team

Bennett Smith

Core Contributor

Cosmos Ray

Admin
Love, joy and liberation for all!

Maria M

Core Contributor

Moses

Admin