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Cincinnati committee recommends Cincinnati Children’s‑led coalition for $850,000 Impact Award to address food insecurity and violence
Summary
HSAC recommended an $850,000 Impact Award to a Cincinnati Children’s‑led network (SAFE Network: Hunger, Healing and Hope) to establish community‑designed food and resource hubs in high‑risk neighborhoods and tie food‑security work to gun‑violence prevention and systems change.
The committee heard details of the Human Services Impact Award and HSAC’s recommendation to fund a Cincinnati Children’s‑led collaborative that links food‑security interventions to neighborhood safety strategies.
The Impact Award is a one‑time competitive prize intended to fund collaborative, systems‑level work. Lauren Mertens, chair of the Human Services Advisory Committee, said the award “is an opportunity to pursue an innovative collaborative and bold strategy,” and that the RFP required multi‑organization proposals with a lead agency and partners serving multiple high‑need neighborhoods and populations experiencing food insecurity.
The recommended awardee is a Cincinnati Children’s‑led effort described in the application as the SAFE Network: Hunger, Healing and…
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