By all objective measures, 2023 was our most successful year yet. We increased participation at our Sunday markets and in our Local Food Share program. We increased distribution to food access programs, getting healthy food where needs are highest.

MFP’s $500 grant helped to host a community event that involved past and present dancers from our community.

MFP funding helped to bring speaker Rob Prince, a former professor of International Studies from University of Denver and current expert and lecturer on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict to Raton, New Mexico to inform and educate on the Gaza/Israeli Conflict. This grant was submitted by grassroots activists who wanted to learn and educate about the tragedies unfolding in Israel, the Gaza strip, and beyond.

The Big Little Mentorship Program was developed by Nederland's very own Youth Leadership Academy. It is a mentorship program in which Nederland high schoolers mentor an elementary schooler. The program is designed to help build positive relationships in our community across youth with an emphasis on helping to ease the nerves of transitioning 4th and 5th graders heading to NMSHS.

MFP is partnering with the Nederland Community Library to sponsor two Nederland area student teens so that they can participate in an exchange program with the Netherlands.