Since 1996, StopWaste has provided more than $9 million in funding to local organizations for innovative projects that decrease the amount of waste generated and sent to the county's landfills, and encourage the development, marketing and use of recycled products. The grants program is currently focused on funding waste prevention and reuse, refill and repair projects. Below is a searchable database of grant recipients from 2017 to 2023.
| Grantee | Project Locations | Fiscal Year | Amount | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Reasons | Berkeley, Hayward, Oakland, San Leandro | FY19-20 | $10,000 |
18 Reasons empowers community with the confidence and creativity to buy, cook, and eat good food every day. Their Cooking Matters program, which provides training to neighborhood leaders to teach cooking/nutrition to East Bay families, will engage their board, staff, and peer educators (Health Promoters) in a one-week Stop Food Waste Challenge and share those educational tips at their cooking workshops. |
| A-1 Community Housing Services | Hayward | FY19-20 | $5,000 |
A-1 Community Housing Services provides programs targeting the issues of homelessness; financial education, first-time home buyer education, relocation assistance, foreclosure prevention, and credit management. Enlisted 20 clients to do their own Fridge Reality Check and shared six educational tips. Working with grantee to provide presentation in Spanish. |
| All Saints Catholic Church | Castro Valley, Hayward, San Leandro, Union City | FY19-20 | $5,000 |
Church in Hayward serving neighboring communities. Educating parish committees who serve food on site about food waste prevention tools. Funds to support food and reusables for daily meals for homeless people at the Church. |
| Berkeley Student Food Collective | Berkeley | FY19-20 | $10,000 |
Student run collective works to provide groceries and prepared meals for the UC Berkeley community. Project to engage student volunteers in a one-week Stop Food Waste Challenge and ongoing promotion of educational tips. Funds will support prepared meal pop-ups at various campus locations. |
| Eden Garden | Livermore | FY19-20 | $10,000 |
Eden Garden provides fresh, organic food for those in need and gives people a hands on opportunity to learn about growing their own food. Engaged 25 Eden Garden, Crosswinds Church, and community members in the first one-week Stop Food Waste Challenge. Plan to hold culminating event with how-to tip stations at harvest celebration. Funds will be used to improve garden infrastructure and grow more food. |
| Fremont LEAF | Fremont | FY19-20 | $5,000 |
Local Ecology and Agriculture Fremont brings people together to grow healthy, pesticide-free food and to learn about environmentally sustainable gardening and urban farming practices. SWEET graduates initiated this grant with two food waste reduction workshops, reaching over 70 people. Enlisted 20 attendees to do their own Fridge Reality Check and continue to post educational tips on food waste. Funds used to support multi-media tools for LEAF. |
| Mandela Partners | Oakland | FY19-20 | $10,000 |
Mandela Partners is a vital resource for fresh fruit and veggies at their brick and mortar store in West Oakland. They also provide food to residents throughout West and East Oakland at their pop-up farm stands at libraries, corner stores and elementary schools. They are partnering with StopWaste to engage community members on how to get the most out of their food, not only through in-person and neighborhood networks, but also using videos and other creative approaches during COVID. In this time of need, Mandela is a hub for getting food boxes to families and farm workers in need. |
| McGee Ave. Baptist Church | Berkeley | FY19-20 | $5,000 |
Engaged 20 members of the church and community to do their own Fridge Reality Check and share 6 educational tips throughout the year. Funds to support the church's ongoing meal program - serving 300 people weekly and expanding their edible garden. |
| A-1 Community Housing Services | Hayward | FY18-19 | $5,000 |
A-1 Community Housing Services provides programs targeting the issues of homelessness; financial education, first time home buyer education, relocation assistance, foreclosure prevention and credit management. Enlisted 20 clients to do their own Fridge Reality Check and shared 6 educational tips. Working with grantee to provide presentation in Spanish. |
| Eden Garden | Livermore | FY18-19 | $10,000 |
Eden Garden provides fresh, organic food for those in need and to give people a hands on opportunity to learn about growing their own food. Engaged 25 Eden Garden, Crosswinds Church and community members in the first 1 week Stop Food Waste Challenge. Will be holding culminating event with how-to tip stations at harvest celebration. Funds will be used to improve garden infrastructure and grow more food. |
| Fremont LEAF | Fremont | FY18-19 | $5,000 |
Local Ecology and Agriculture Fremont brings people together to grow healthy, pesticide-free food and to learn about environmentally sustainable gardening and urban farming practices SWEET graduates initiated this grant with a food waste reduction workshop attended by 70 people. Enlisted 20 attendees to do their own Fridge Reality Check and continue to post educational tips on food waste. A second workshop will take place fall 2019. Funds used to support multi-media tools for LEAF. |
| McGee Ave. Baptist Church | Berkeley | FY18-19 | $5,000 |
Engaged 20 members of the church and community to do their own Fridge Reality Check and share 6 educational tips throughout the year. Funds to support the church's ongoing meal program - serving 300 people weekly and expanding their edible garden. |
| Alameda Backyard Growers | Alameda | FY17-18 | $10,000 |
Alameda Backyard Growers (ABG) is a network of gardeners in Alameda, California who are interested in growing food and donating extra fruit and vegetables to the Alameda Food Bank. Engaged 25 ABG and community members to take the 6-week Stop Food Waste challenge and shared 6 educational posts on food saving tips. Held a sustainability lunch and cooking demo at culminating event. |
| Community Impact Lab | San Leandro | FY17-18 | $10,000 |
Community Impact Lab strives to be a force for action and to expand opportunities that everyone, especially women and children, have to be impactful. Engaged 25 CIL members to take the 6-week Stop Food Waste Challenge and shared 6 educational posts. Culminating event piggybacked on cooking meals for Women's Shelter and potluck. Engaged other community groups, as well. Funds supported reusable containers for monthly dinners. |
| A-1 Community Housing | Hayward | FY16-17 | $5,000 |
Funds used to help increase participation in residential food scrap recycling. |
| Attitudinal Healing | Fremont | FY16-17 | $5,000 |
Funds used to help increase participation in residential food scrap recycling. |
| Colonial Acres PTA | FY16-17 | $5,000 |
Funds used to help increase participation in residential food scrap recycling. |
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| Community Resources for Living | Hayward | FY16-17 | $5,000 |
Funds used to help increase participation in residential food scrap recycling. |
| El Sobrante Park | Oakland | FY16-17 | $5,000 |
Funds used to help increase participation in residential food scrap recycling. |
| Rotary Club | Dublin | FY16-17 | $5,000 |
Funds used to help increase participation in residential food scrap recycling. |
| San Pablo-Golden Gate Improvement | Emeryville | FY16-17 | $5,000 |
Funds used to help increase participation in residential food scrap recycling. |
| St. James Church | San Leandro | FY16-17 | $5,000 |
Funds used to help increase participation in residential food scrap recycling. |
| The Art of Living | Fremont | FY16-17 | $5,000 |
Funds used to help increase participation in residential food scrap recycling. |