Advocacy
We collaborate with local and state officials, as well as other nonprofits, groups and agencies, to move forward food policies empowering our communities and strengthening our food system.
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C.R.O.P.S. and the Atlantic County Economic Alliance are collaborative partners on the NJ Economic Development Authority's Atlantic City Food Security Pilot Grant Program.
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C.R.O.P.S. hosted a meeting with the NJ Office of the Food Security Advocate.
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C.R.O.P.S. and AtlantiCare are co-recipients of a grant from NJFSI and collaborate on making food system change in Atlantic City.
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C.R.O.P.S. is a co-founder and co-facilitator of the Green Coalition of Atlantic City.
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C.R.O.P.S. and the NJ State Secretary of Agriculture collaborate to move forward food policy that supports farmers and consumers in the Garden State.
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C.R.O.P.S. manages Fisherman's Park Community Garden in a partnership with the Inlet CDC, and also collaborates in this space with ACIT, US Fish and Wildlife, the Hydrangea Trail 2.0, and the City of Atlantic City to create a place focused on community engagement and access to nutritious food.
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C.R.O.P.S. and Chelsea EDC collaborate on the Farmers Row project in Atlantic City, which supports urban agriculture through the UCAN Program and economic development.
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C.R.O.P.S. works closely with Midtown CDC in the 'Midtown Mealtime' Program, which brings fresh produce, nutritional information and kid-friendly veggie & gardening activities to families at the New York Avenue School in Atlantic City.
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C.R.O.P.S. attends and presents at the annual NJ Food System Summit.
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C.R.O.P.S. regularly works with the CRDA (Casino Reinvestment Development Authority) on projects, as well as collaborating on a bus tour of Atlantic City during the Governor's Convention on Housing and Economic Development.