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A $100,000 Grant From “Sadly, a year after the impact of the pandemic first
Impact100 Martin Helps House began to be felt, the need for our food pantries and food
bank partners hasn’t declined,” says Ranieri. “House of
Of Hope Provide Healthier Hope is continuously evolving and improving to meet
that community need. We’ve risen to the challenge.”
Food To More People To learn more about House of Hope, visit www.
hohmartin.org.
House of Hope is a recipient of a $100,000 grant from About House Of Hope
Impact100 Martin to expand its “Feeding Families for Founded in 1984, House of Hope is a 501(c)(3)
Success” program. The impact grant provides critical nonprofit organization that empowers Martin County
funding for enhancing production capabilities at the residents to overcome hunger and hardship. House of
Growing Hope Farm in Palm City and the Elisabeth Lahti Hope touches the lives of more than 7,000 people each
Nutrition Center in Stuart. month helping with basic needs such as food, clothing,
Both Growing Hope Farm and the Lahti Nutrition furniture, financial assistance, as well as longer-term
Center are innovative approaches to feeding the hungry Impact100 Martin grant check presentation. (Pictured from case management services that help build life skills for
in Martin County. They provide fresh, healthy fruits and left to right) Stephen Schramm, Rob Ranieri, and Genevieve a more self-sufficient future.
vegetables so that House of Hope can not only feed people George The organization has service centers and thrift stores
but also provide them with healthy food. in Stuart, Hobe Sound, Indiantown, and Jensen Beach.
Thanks to the Impact100 grant, Growing Hope Farm families and 1,500 individuals. “The people coming House of Hope’s Golden Gate Center for Enrichment in
will increase capacity within its hydroponic greenhouse, through our doors were faces we’d never seen before. Stuart offers free programs, technology, and workshops
adding almost 5,000 plants to its trellis growing systems. People who had never before in their lives needed help designed to enhance life skills, earning potential, health,
The farm is already producing 1,400 packages of food putting food on the table were struggling to survive. It and overall well-being.
weekly to improve the diets of those who seek help from was heartbreaking,” explains Ranieri. House of Hope also operates the Growing Hope Farm
House of Hope. Increased production from Growing Hope Farm and in Palm City and several nutrition gardens that provide
The Elisabeth Lahti Nutrition Center, which currently Lahti Nutrition Center will add to the nutritious foods sustainable sources of fresh produce for clients as well
produces 1,600 packages each week of healthy meals and that can be distributed to more than 7,000 clients a month as nutrition education and vocational opportunities to
salads for clients and partners, will use the grant funding served through House of Hope’s four food pantries and the community. For more information, visit hohmartin.
to create more productive workspace and automate tasks an additional 3,500 people who are served through 24 org or call (772) 286-4673. Updates and announcements
such as dishwashing and food processing. The expansion community food partners. can also be found on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
will allow for more meals to be delivered to food pantries
each week.
“We know that healthy children are better learners,
and healthy adults are ‘better earners’ – becoming more
successful in the workforce and increasing their chances
for financial independence,” says Rob Ranieri, chief
executive officer of House of Hope. “House of Hope
is very grateful to the outstanding philanthropists of
Impact100 Martin for supporting us in our efforts and to
the Community Foundation of Martin-St. Lucie. which
has been an essential partner in our community outreach.”
Expansion plans reflect the growing need for food
assistance within the community, particularly since the
start of the COVID-19 epidemic. Beginning in March
2020, House of Hope registered more than 700 new

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