Waltham Fields Community Farm awarded $5,000 grant

Waltham Fields Community Farm has received a $5,000 grant from Sincere Foundation, the philanthropic foundation of  Framingham-based Sincere Corp.  

The unrestricted grant allows WFCF to use the money as it sees fit to support ongoing farm programs.

“The support of Sincere empowers us to continue to do what we’re doing, to provide local nutritious food and education to everyone in our community. It’s really great that as a foundation they’re signaling to other funders and corporations the importance of food security initiatives,” WFCF director of development Amanda Smith said.

WFCF is a non-profit community farm at 240 Beaver St. It distributes up to 20% of the farm’s organic harvest through food security initiatives that directly serve people experiencing hunger, such as subsidized Community Sourced Agriculture shares, Mobile Outreach Market and its VegRx program. 

Sincere Foundation selected Waltham Fields Community Farm because of this multi-pronged approach to combat food insecurity, spokesperson Julia Chase stated in an email to the Waltham Times.

“Sincere Foundation is proud to fund Waltham Fields Community Farm for its thoughtful, community-led approach to food security in Massachusetts. They center dignity, build trust with food-insecure families, and adapt their programming to meet people where they are. Waltham Fields Community Farm delivers more than fresh food – it sustains health, connection, and resilience at a time when these supports matter most,” said executive director Rebecca Reiner.

The foundation awarded $250,000 to 20 Massachusetts nonprofits who are meeting basic needs such as food security, housing stability, and safe spaces in the state.