Programs

  • Program 1 [2021]

    The organization was originally established in 2007 in Livingston, MT as a school program that provided local food education in K-12 public schools. After a multi-year fiscal sponsorship with the Park County Community Foundation, it achieved nonprofit status in June 2020. The area served is primarily Park County, Montana, an economically depressed and rural area near Yellowstone National Park. Manyresidents live at or below poverty level. The mission has evolved and expanded as more specific needs have been identified. School-based and community-based programs continue to be developed to address these needs. Programs in 2020 included agriculture, nutrition and cooking education in K-12 settings; development of community and school gardens, greenhouses, and farms as educational andfood production sites; and school meal program support services provided directly to school nutrition professionals and food producers.Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Farm to School of Park County pivoted into webinar-based education, facilitated home learning opportunities for students, cultivated and incorporated more farmfresh foods into school meals than ever before; and safely provided outdoor enrichment education all summer long while planning for a drastically different school year ahead. Specifically, in response to COVID-19, the organization developed a School Restaurant Partnership in 2020 that collaborated with nine area restaurants to feed 500 local schoolchildren daily throughout the summer months. A Healthy School Food Fund was also established to provide grants to schools county-wide for food and non-food supplies necessary for innovation and implementation of on-site and mobile emergency meal programs.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $158.1K

  • Farm to School Programs

    The programs at Farm to School of Park County (FSPC) are designed to address the interconnected challenges of food education, access, affordability, and the need to promote healthy dietary habits for children, all within the context of Park County's significant economic constraints.During FY24, some achievements in meeting school district and community education and wellness goals include: partnering with schools to deliver Farm Fresh meals; teaching students how to garden and cook from scratch; cultivating school and community farms and gardens; growing vegetables through work-based and internship programs for local school meals; collaborating with the community to provide summer meals to children in need; and offering grants to schools to support the purchase of locally sourced food ingredients.The total in-kind contributions received by the organization for the fiscal year amounted to $147,678. Of this total, $22,801 is reported in Part VIII Line H as non-cash contributions, in accordance with IRS reporting guidelines for the Form 990. The remaining balance of $124,877 represents additional in-kind contributions such as donated services or use of facilities which are essential to the organizations operations.These contributions were critical in supporting the organizations programs and services, reflecting the communitys strong support and the value provided to our mission.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $335.8K

  • Program 1 [2025]

    FSPC PROGRAM SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE INTERCONNECTED CHALLENGES OF FOOD EDUCATION, ACCESS, AFFORDABILITY, AND THE NEED TO PROMOTE HEALTHY DIETARY HABITS FOR CHILDREN, WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF PARK COUNTY'S SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS. DURING FY25, SOME EXAMPLES OF ACHIEVEMENTS IN MEETING SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AGRICULTURE, AND WELLNESS GOALS INCLUDE: PARTNERING WITH AND PROVIDING GRANTS TO SCHOOLS TO DELIVER SCHOOL MEALS INCORPORATING MONTANA-GROWN FOOD; TEACHING STUDENTS HOW TO GARDEN AND COOK FROM SCRATCH; CULTIVATING SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY FARMS AND GARDENS; GROWING PRODUCE FOR THE COMMUNITY THROUGH WORK-BASED AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS; AND COLLABORATING WITH THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE SUMMER MEALS TO CHILDREN IN NEED.
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    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $455.3K