The RUMC: Collaborating with community stakeholders case study shares how the anchor mission strategy provided an opportunity for RUMC to engage the community in new ways to ensure that its work was in line with the real world experiences of Chicago’s West Side residents. While RUMC had worked with community partners for decades, the idea of being more “community resident centered,” such that residents were involved in decision making, became a new approach.
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Anchors in Resilient Communities (ARC) Case Study
The HAN case study of the Anchors in Resilient Communities (ARC) FoodService Partners’ Food Commissary details how the collaboration came about and the key role of anchor institutions in investing in healthy and sustainable food systems, as well as procuring healthy produce from a community-based and mission-focused group. This new food production center will build community wealth and model a new way for sustainable, local food production.
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