Austin Eats hopes to recreate the food access ecosystem and rewrite the narrative around food in Austin. This collaborative of over 18 diverse partners is working to synergize efforts that promote healthier food choices by supporting grocery access, culinary entrepreneurship, food education, community gardens, and urban farms.
As of July 2026, twenty-seven organizations are working together to support and lead the implementation of the Austin Eats Initiative. They include:
- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
- Austin Community Food Cooperative
- Austin Coming Together
- Austin Garden Collective
- Austin Harvest (By The Hand Club for Kids)
- Bethel New Life
- Beyond Hunger
- BUILD, Inc.
- Chicago Austin Youth Travel Adventures
- Chicago Grows Food
- Circle Urban Ministries
- Community Fridge Project
- Forty Acres Fresh Market
- Garden of Love
- Greater Chicago Food Depository
- Greater Saint John Family Life Center
- Harambee Garden
- Hope Community Church
- Human Needs Center
- Jehovah Jireh #1 – Outreach Ministries
- Love Thy Neighbor in Austin
- NeighborSpace
- One Earth Collective
- PPC Community Wellness Center
- Vivery Community
- What About Us Charitable Enterprises
- Windy City Harvest (Chicago Botanic Garden)
QUESTIONS?
To learn more about Austin Eats or Austin Forward. Together., contact Grace Cooper, Lead Organizer, at Austin Coming Together: gcooper@austincomingtogether.org.
