HEAL Partner

La Semilla Food Center

Grant Amount	$192,656.20
Start Date	August 1, 2017
End Date	July 31, 2018
Website	LaSemillaFoodCenter.org
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2016 HEAL: Edible Education

The La Semilla Food Center will use a three-tiered teacher-training model to provide school garden and nutrition education programming to schools in Doña Ana, NM and El Paso, TX counties over 12 months.

Ms. Elizabeth Anichini
GRANTEE CONTACT

E-mail: liz@lasemillafoodcenter.org
Phone: 575-882-2393

Michael Kelly
PROGRAM LEAD CONTACT

E-mail: mkelly@pdnhf.org
Phone: 915-218-2619

Contact the Center for Community Health Impact | 915-975-8527 | Erica.Martinez@uth.tmc.edu

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