HARVEST MB RECEIVES $25K THROUGH CO-OP COMMUNITY SPACES
HARVEST MB RECEIVES $25K THROUGH CO-OP COMMUNITY SPACES
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Red River Co-op is thrilled to announce that Harvest Manitoba is one of 14 organizations across Western Canada to receive a portion of $1 million as a 2024 recipient of Co-op Community Spaces.
The organization received $25,000 to support creating a community gathering space to address food insecurity and food education.
Harvest Manitoba (formerly Winnipeg Harvest) was one of the first recipients for Community Spaces, receiving funding back in 2015. The organization recently built a community garden to address food insecurity and to support surrounding residents who reside in a “food desert.”
The group is now working towards creating a community gathering space for residents to come together and build connections while they receive food and food education. Recognizing that many of their clients identify as Indigenous, the group will be improving and expanding the gathering space by building a medicine wheel, flat stone benches, and painting an Indigenous mural in the surrounding space.
Community Spaces funding will be put towards the materials needed for the stone benches and the mural.
“Harvest Manitoba is a significant community partner of Red River Co-op. We are proud to be a part of bringing their gathering space to reality and help address food insecurity and food education for community members who need it,” said Craig Gilpin, CEO of Red River Co-op.
About Co-op Community Spaces:
Over the past 11 years (2015 – 2025), Co-op Community Spaces invested $14.5 million into more than 200 community projects across Western Canada. These projects—parks, gardens, recreation spaces and more—stand as a lasting celebration of what we can build together. As we close this chapter, the legacy of Community Spaces continues through the vibrant places it helped bring to life.
After more than a decade of meaningful impact, the Community Spaces program is being brought to a close. This moment marks an opportunity to reflect on what has been achieved together and to celebrate a legacy that will continue to shape Co-op's commitment to creating community. LEARN MORE.
