Franklin County Community

VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURE PRODUCT MARKET DEVELOPMENT GRANTS - AG INNOVATION CNTR

THE WESTERN MA FOOD PROCESSING CENTER (WMFPC), A PROGRAM OF THE FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (FCCDC), SUPPORTS FOOD AND FARM BUSINESSES AS THEY LAUNCH VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS INTO THE MARKETPLACE.THE FCCDC WILL EXPAND ITS IMPACT AND DEEPEN CONNECTIONS AMONG FOOD PRODUCERS BY LAUNCHING A FOOD BUSINESS INCUBATOR PROGRAM THAT WILL PROVIDE BUSINESSES WITH THE TOOLS, INFORMATION, AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO SCALE PRODUCTION AND MAKE POSITIVE IMPACTS IN THE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM. MANY NEW AND GROWING FOOD BUSINESSES FACE CHALLENGES AS THEY NAVIGATE THE TRANSITION FROM SELLING PRODUCTS DIRECT TO CONSUMER, TO SELLING WHOLESALE VIA COMPLEX DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS.THE FCCDC TEAM WILL PARTNER WITH THE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS NETWORK OF MASSACHUSETTS TO FORMALIZE AN INCUBATOR MODEL THAT HAS BEEN PILOTED DURING THE FIRST PART OF 2022. THE 6 MONTH INCUBATOR PROGRAM WILL SERVE FARMS AND LOCAL FOOD BUSINESSES AS THEY DEVELOP MARKETING STRATEGIES, EXPLORE DISTRIBUTION OPPORTUNITIES, AND IMPROVE FOOD SAFETY PRACTICES. GRADUATES OF THE PROGRAM WILL HAVE MORE DISTRIBUTION OPPORTUNITIES, WILL IMPLEMENT FOOD SAFETY STRATEGIES AND UNDERSTAND RELEVANT FEDERAL REGULATIONS, AND WILL ENTER NEW MARKETS BY IMPLEMENTING NEW MARKETING PLANS. ADDITIONALLY, THE FCCDC WILL SUPPORT GROWING BUSINESSES BY PROVIDING ONGOING TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND BY FOSTERING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PRODUCERS AND ESSENTIAL RESOURCES INCLUDING WHOLESALE BUYERS, INVESTORS, AND POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS AT AN ANNUAL NEW VENTURE PITCH EVENT.

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VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURE PRODUCT MARKET DEVELOPMENT GRANTS - AG INNOVATION CNTR

DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES SUPPORT PROGRAM

TO IMPLEMENT A COMMUNITY-LED EFFORT TO DOCUMENT BARRIERS AND FIND SOLUTIONS FOR BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND LATINO STUDENTS TO ENTER AND STAY IN THE NATURAL RESOURCES FIELD.

EXPANDING SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CH

MAINSTREAMING FOOD ACCESS INTO PERMANENT HEALTH AND HOUSING PROGRAMS

THIS PROJECT WILL PILOT INCENTIVES TO ESTABLISH A LOCAL WOOD SUPPLY CHAIN IN THE WOODLANDS PARTNERSHIP REGION, MASSACHUSETTS A PRIORITY LANDSCAPE IN THE MASSACHUSETTS FOREST ACTION PLAN. AN ASSESSMENT OF BARRIERS TO KEEPING WOOD LOCAL WILL GUIDE INCENTIVES TO ESTABLISH LOCAL SUPPLY CHAINS, ENCOURAGE HABITAT FORESTRY, SUPPORT A REGIONAL WOOD BANK AND EXPAND EDUCATION TO CONSUMERS AND COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF THIS TYPE OF FORESTRY AND THESE NEW LOCAL WOOD PRODUCTS. A RANGE OF FORESTRY PROJECTS WILL ENCOURAGE ADOPTION BY MORE LANDOWNERS AND EXPAND PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR QUALITY FORESTRY.

GROWING TOGETHER: A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECT IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, MA.

FRANKLIN COUNTY STAYIN' ALIVE - THE FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS APPLYING FOR STOP ACT FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE FRANKLIN COUNTY STAYIN’ ALIVE (FCSA) COALITION AND THEIR EFFORTS TO PREVENT UNDERAGE USE OF ALCOHOL. THE PROPOSED PROJECT RECOGNIZES THE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE DISPARITIES BETWEEN POPULATIONS OF YOUTH ACROSS THE REGION AND THE COMPLEXITY IT PRESENTS FOR PREVENTION. FCSA WILL UTILIZE FUNDING TO EXPAND EXISTING UNDERAGE DRINKING PREVENTION EFFORTS TO REDUCE DISPARITIES IN UNDERAGE ALCOHOL USE. FRANKLIN COUNTY INDIANA IS A RURAL COMMUNITY SITUATED ON THE OHIO AND INDIANA STATE LINE IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE STATE. ACCORDING TO THE US CENSUS BUREAU. AS OF JULY 2021, THERE ARE 22,842 RESIDENTS WITHIN FRANKLIN COUNTY. FRANKLIN COUNTY RESIDENTS ARE 97.7% WHITE, 1.3% HISPANIC OR LATINO, 0.3% AFRICAN AMERICAN AND 0.8% ASIAN. THE POPULATION OF FOCUS FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS ALL YOUTH AGES 9-18 IN THE COUNTY. TWENTY-THREE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL POPULATION OF THE COUNTY, WILL BE IMPACTED ANNUALLY RESULTING IN APPROXIMATELY 25,000 YOUTH THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT. ACCORDING TO THE INYS, IN 2020, 21.4 % OF 9TH GRADERS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY REPORT PAST 30-DAY USE OF ALCOHOL. THIS REPRESENTS AN INCREASE FROM 2018 WHEN 18.9% REPORTED PAST 30-DAY USE AND 2016 WHEN 15.6% REPORTED PAST 30-DAY USE. IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE RE-ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY AND FOCUS EFFORTS ON PREVENTING UNDERAGE ALCOHOL USE TO INTERRUPT THIS TREND. UNDERAGE DRINKING REMAINS A PRIMARY CONCERN AMONG HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, EDUCATORS, FAITH LEADERS, YOUTH, PARENTS AND OTHERS. COMMUNITY PARTNERS SEEK LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE FROM FCSA IN LOCALIZING PREVENTION EFFORTS TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS ALL YOUTH INCLUDING YOUTH IN UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN THE REMOTE COMMUNITIES OF FRANKLIN COUNTY. THE PROJECT WILL BUILD PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN YOUTH AND ADULTS TO ASSESS COMMUNITY NEEDS AND RESOURCES REGARDING UNDERAGE DRINKING AND MOBILIZE A CORE LEADERSHIP TEAM COMPRISED OF YOUTH AND ADULT LEADERS. YOUTH AND ADULT LEADERS WILL WORK THROUGH THE NEWLY DEVELOPED WILDCAT YOUTH LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE TO DEVELOP A SHARED PREVENTION PLAN BASED ON ASSESSMENT FINDINGS THAT OUTLINES THE PROGRAMS, POLICIES, AND/OR PRACTICES REQUIRED TO DECREASE UNDERAGE ALCOHOL USE ACROSS THE COUNTY. THE PROJECT WILL ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: GOAL 1 - REDUCE THE NUMBER OF YOUTH AGES 9-18 WHO REPORT PAST 30-DAY USE OF ALCOHOL USE OBJ 1A: BY 09/2026, 75% OF YOUTH IN FRANKLIN COUNTY WILL HAVE ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED, TRAUMA INFORMED PREVENTION SERVICES AS MEASURED BY PREVENTION PROVIDER CAPACITY REPORTS. OBJ 1B: BY 09/2026, 75% OF YOUTH WILL REPORT INCREASED PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR PREVENTING ALCOHOL AS MEASURED BY THE INYS. OBJ 1C: BY 09/2026, 75% OF YOUTH WILL REPORT DECREASED RISK FACTORS FOR PREVENTING ALCOHOL USE AS MEASURED BY THE INYS. OBJ 1D: BY 09/2026, 75% OF YOUTH PARTICIPATING IN PREVENTION PROGRAMS WILL REPORT INCREASED SKILLS TO RESIST ALCOHOL AS MEASURED BY PROVIDER PRE AND POST-TESTS. GOAL 2 - STRENGTHEN PREVENTION CAPACITY/INFRASTRUCTURE OBJ 2A: BY 05/2023, COMPLETE A YOUTH INFORMED ASSESSMENT OF RISK, PROTECTIONS AND RESOURCES TO ADDRESS UNDERAGE ALCOHOL USE AS EVIDENCED BY THE FINAL SHARED PREVENTION PLAN. OBJ 2B: BY 08/2023, IDENTIFY CROSS DISCIPLINARY PREVENTION PRIORITIES AS MEASURED BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF A YOUTH INFORMED SHARED PREVENTION PLAN TO REDUCE UNDERAGE ALCOHOL USE. OBJ 2C: BY 09/2026, 90% OF PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND SUPPORTS WILL BE ALIGNED ACROSS SYSTEMS TO SHARED PREVENTION GOALS AS MEASURED BY A SHARED PREVENTION PLAN. GOAL 3 - LEVERAGE OTHER FUNDING STREAMS AND RESOURCES TO PREVENT UNDERAGE ALCOHOL USE OBJ 3A: BY 09/2025, LEVERAGE RESOURCES BY ALIGNING PREVENTION LANGUAGE, TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING EFFORTS ACROSS DISCIPLINES TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY AND OUTCOMES AS MEASURED BY DOCUMENTED PROCESS OF ALIGNED EFFORTS. OBJ 3B: BY 09/2026, SECURE RESOURCES TO ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY POST GRANT FUNDING AS MEASURED BY A DOCUMEN

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FRANKLIN COUNTY STAYIN ALIVE

FRANKLIN COUNTY STAYIN' ALIVE

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HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

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HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

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HOUSING COUNSELING

THIS GRANT SUPPORTS THE COSTS INCURRED TO IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO RESPOND TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS 2019 (COVID-19), WHICH MAY INCLUDE WORKPLACE SAFETY, MARKET PIVOTS, RETROFITTING FACILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, WORKER HOUSING, AND MEDICAL EXPENSES. IT PROVIDES NEEDED RELIEF TO THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS FOR THEIR COSTS INCURRED BETWEEN JANUARY 27, 2020, THE DATE UPON WHICH THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE (HHS) UNDER SECTION 319 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT, AND DECEMBER 31, 2021. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE EMPLOYEES OF THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS.

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