Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    IN 2020, THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PRESENTED SMILE FARMS WITH MANY PROGRAMMING CHALLENGES. CHIEFLY, OUR FARMERS WERE UNABLE TO GATHER TOGETHER ON OUR CAMPUSES FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE YEAR DUE TO SIGNIFICANT RISK TO THEM AND THE STAFF AROUND THEM OF CONTRACTING THE VIRUS. SMILE FARMS TOOK AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO ITS PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR. OUR GOAL WAS TO RESPOND TO THE CRISIS FACING OUR COMMUNITY WITH COMPASSION AND TRANSPARENCY, AND TO INSPIRE OUR PARTNERS AND FARMERS TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD. OUR 2020 ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED: - DELIVERING 300 AT-HOME GROW KITS TO SMILE FARMERS DISPLACED FROM THEIR JOBS - HARVESTING 629 POUNDS OF PEPPERS MADE FOR PURCHASE INTO 1,773 BOTTLES OF HOT SAUCE - PROVIDING PAYCHECKS THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC TO FARMERS AT OUR LETC CAMPUS - EDUCATING MORE STUDENTS THAN IN YEARS PRIOR THROUGH OUR VISCARDI CENTER CAMPUS DUE TO A NEW ROTATING SCHEDULE
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $366.9K

  • Community Garden Employment Initiative

    SMILE FARMS OPENED ONE NEW CAMPUS IN 2022 AT CATHOLIC HEALTH'S MERCY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER IN GARDEN CITY WITH THE GOAL OF GIVING BACK TO NEW POPULATIONS ALL WHILE IMPACTING MORE INDIVIDUALS AND CREATING GREATER CHANGE THROUGH RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR FARMERS, PARTNERS, DONORS, AND COMMUNITIES.OUR NEWEST COMMUNITY GARDEN EMPLOYS PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSES AND IS DEDICATED TO DONATING 100% OF IT'S HARVEST TO PEOPLE IN NEED.WE PILOTED A SMILE STAFFERS PROGRAM, EMPLOYING 10 PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AS POLISHERS AND KITCHEN PREP IN HIGH-END RESTAURANTS.WE CREATED SUSTAINABLE JOBS FROM HOT SAUCE INITIATIVE: SMILE SHIPPERS PROCESS, PACK & SHIP ORDERS, SMILE SELLERS SERVE CUSTOMERS, MARKET PRODUCTS AND HANDLE PAYMENTS.SMILE FARMS' NEWLY BRANDED HEAT WITH HEART HOT SAUCE. THE SMILE FARMERS HARVESTED 2,416 POUNDS OF HOT AND SWEET PEPPERS THAT WERE PROCESSED INTO 7,108 BOTTLES OF HOT SAUCE.
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    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $516.7K