Mandela Partners

MANDELA HEALTH AND WEALTH NET

1440 7TH STREET - A MARKETPLACE FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WEALTH

THE MANDELA LOCAL FOOD COMMERCE INITIATIVE

MANDELA HEALTH AND WEALTH NET

RETAIL NETWORK NEW MARKETS FOR FARMERS

MANDELA PARTNERS HAS BEEN OPERATING ITS IN-HOUSE PRODUCE DISTRIBUTION HUB, MANDELA PRODUCE DISTRIBUTION, FOR THE PAST 11 YEARS, WHICH DIRECTLY LINKS LIMITED-RESOURCE SUSTAINABLE FARMERS WITHIN 150 MILES OF ITS WEST OAKLAND HUB TO MANDELA'S HEALTHY RETAIL PROGRAM LOCATIONS. THE DISTRIBUTION HUB SOURCES PRODUCE FROM 28 SUSTAINABLE FARMERS, KNOWN AS MANDELA'S BIPOC FARMER NETWORK. THE GOAL OF THE PROPOSED INITIATIVE IS TO STRENGTHEN SALES CHANNEL OPPORTUNITIES AND MARKETS FOR MANDELA'S BIPOC FARMER NETWORK, AND INCREASE URBAN CONSUMER DEMAND FOR RAW AND VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. TO DO THIS, MANDELA PARTNERS PLANS TO INCREASE THE MANDELA COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE (CSA) PROGRAM FROM TWO TO FOUR ACCESS POINTS TO SUPPORT LOW ACCESS, LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS CONSUME SUSTAINABLY GROWN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES; DEVELOP A VALUE-ADDED PRODUCE PRODUCT LINE WITH FOOD E-COMMERCE CLIENTS; AND PROVIDE FOOD SAFETY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STRENGTHEN COMPETITIVENESS OF FARMERS.

MANDELA/CREDIBLES SNAP INCENTIVE PROJECT

COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (CED) PROGRAM

COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (CED) PROJECT

ASHLAND AND CHERRYLAND ARE CENSUS-DESIGNATED PLACES NESTLED BETWEEN THE CITIES OF HAYWARD AND SAN LEANDRO IN UNINCORPORATED ALAMEDA COUNTY.ASHLAND AND CHERRYLAND ARE DIVERSE, WITH APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE POPULATION THAT ARE HISPANIC/LATINX (45.4% IN ASHLAND, 55.0% IN CHERRYLAND), FOLLOWED BY ASIAN (24.3% IN ASHLAND, 10.4% IN CHERRYLAND) AND BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN (14.2% IN ASHLAND, 12.9% IN CHERRYLAND).DESPITE THE ASHLAND AND CHERRYLAND COMMUNITY'S STRONG PROPENSITY FOR PARTNERSHIP AND ORGANIZING, 19.3% OF ASHLAND AND 18.3% OF CHERRYLAND ARE LIVING AT OR BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL.ASHLAND HAS ONLY THREE CAFE ESTABLISHMENTS LOCATED NEAR THE PERIPHERY OF THE AREA AND NO MAJOR GROCERY STORES LOCATED IN THE DISTRICT. FARMERS' MARKETS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE PROGRAMS (CSA) LOCATIONS SERVING THE ASHLAND AND CHERRYLAND COMMUNITY ARE LIMITED; HOWEVER, ARE AVAILABLE IN MORE AFFLUENT AREAS OF UNINCORPORATED COUNTY, LIKE CASTRO VALLEY.THE ASHLAND COMMUNITY KITCHEN INITIATIVE WILL GO BEYOND THE NOTION OF "IF WE BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME" BY PARTNERING WITH RESIDENT ENTREPRENEURS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO TRANSFORM A 623 SQ/FT SPACE ADJACENT TO THE ASHLAND MARKET & CAFE VENDORS INTO A CULTURALLY RELEVANT KITCHEN SPACE. SPECIFICALLY, THE ASHLAND COMMUNITY KITCHEN WILL: SOURCE SUSTAINABLY GROWN PRODUCE THROUGH MANDELA'S BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC) FARMER NETWORK; CREATE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE AND SUSTAINABLY GROWN PRODUCE THROUGH MANDELA'S CSA PROGRAM; PROVIDE INCREASED PRODUCTION CAPACITY FOR LIMITED-RESOURCE COMMUNITY FOOD ENTREPRENEURS; ALLOW FOR TEST KITCHEN AND HANDS-ON TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BURGEONING FOOD ENTREPRENEURS; AND PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED DEDICATED SPACE FOR NUTRITION EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY BUILDING.

HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOOD STORE ALLIANCE

HEALTH HAPPENS HERE: RECOGNIZING SMALL SCALE RETAILERS AS COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS HUBS

MANDELA PRODUCE PROJECT

EMERGING MARKETS

MANDELA/CREDIBLES SNAP INCENTIVE PROJECT