Hickman always a friend of veterans
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Craig Hickman was a champion of Maine veterans as a public servant representing House District 81 in our legislature and as a community leader in Winthrop. He is the son of a Tuskegee Airman World War II veteran and reliably supports those who serve our nation.
In his first term, he brought agencies and stakeholders together to implement a veteran-to-farmer training pilot program in Maine based upon the great work of the Farmer Veteran Coalition. During his two terms on the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee, Craig worked to end veteran homelessness by supporting transitional housing programs for veterans and their families.
Large in-person gatherings like the World Ag Expo have gone virtual, but one national organization is using the online opportunity to reach military vets.
Susanna Frohman
Ben Martin of Forest Grove, Oregon, received a Farmer Veteran Coalition grant in 2015 to assist in bottling his first vintage of wine. Farmer Veteran Coalition provides grants to help veterans get started and advance careers in farming.
Jan 15, 2021
The Farmer Veteran Fellowship Fund is a small grant program that helps veterans in their early years of farming and ranching with the purchase of a piece of critical equipment. In 10 years, the Fellowship Fund has funded more than 600 veterans with $3 million in equipment.
A new grant cycle is underway for 2021 funding. An application for the Farmer Veteran Fellowship Fund must be filled out and submitted by Feb. 14, 2021.
December 9, 2020
The pandemic has exposed the stark gaps in this country’s social safety net. Healthy food access is one of those holes that families now struggle to fill. This year Next City has elevated numerous examples of the public health crisis spurring changes to food benefits, including online innovations that make SNAP more accessible, the advent of grocery vouchers and more. And in this time of food insecurity, the urban farming movement has leveraged city mutual aid networks to distribute seedlings, soil and produce to vulnerable populations. Each of the year’s best solutions addresses an immediate community need while illuminating a possible way forward after the economic and social devastation of the pandemic has lessened. These solutions represent not a return to “normal,” but a better path in which anyone regardless of race, class or zip code can access healthful food. Join us to learn how policymakers can pivot existing programs to respond to unexpected c