Emergency Fund for Chicago Families and Farmers

Help us raise $75,000 to keep fresh, local food within reach for Chicagoans who rely on SNAP.

Thousands of Chicagoans depend on SNAP to shop at Green City Market each week. These benefits help families bring home nutritious food and provide essential income to small and mid-sized farmers who grow it.

Now, with SNAP benefits frozen, that support has disappeared. Families who rely on this program are left without access to fresh food, and local farmers are losing critical end-of-season income that helps them plan for the next year’s harvest.

Green City Market’s GCM For All Program is the only year-round program in Chicago that triples the value of food assistance dollars. Every $25 in SNAP benefits becomes $75 to spend directly with local farmers. In a typical November, the program generates more than $75,000 in local food sales, serving over 1,000 shoppers and strengthening Chicago’s local food system.

This month, with federal benefits suspended, we are stepping in to fill that gap and we need your help.

Your donation makes an immediate impact

Each $75 raised provides one GCM For All shopper with market funds to purchase fresh, local food. Your gift also supports the staff and infrastructure that make this program possible.

$25 helps fund a portion of one shopper’s $75 market support.
$50 helps provide market funds for one neighbor and supports the farmers who feed them.
$75 fully funds one shopper’s access to fresh, local food for the month.
$100 expands that impact to multiple families and helps sustain the program through the winter.

Every dollar helps us keep nutritious food on the tables of Chicago families and keeps income flowing to the farmers who make it possible.

This is an emergency, but it is also a reminder of who we are as a city. Chicago shows up for one another. Together, we can make sure no one is left behind at the market.

Give today to support GCM For All and help us raise $75,000 to keep food flowing to families and farmers.

With gratitude,
Tish Steele
Executive Director, Green City Market

Emergency Fund for Chicago Families and Farmers

Your gift provides triple value for neighbors who rely on SNAP to shop at Green City Market.