Weavers Way Community Fund (WWCF) is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit that aims to improve healthy food access in the communities served by the Co-op.

WWCF was established by the Co-op in 2022. Contributions to WWCF will directly support the Co-op's healthy food access programs, including Food for All, which provides a 15% discount to Co-op members facing economic challenges. By supporting Food for All, contributors to WWCF will make it possible for the Co-op to sustain this vital resource for those undergoing economic hardship who want to buy the healthy, sustainable foods available at the Co-op.

Additionally, WWCF will help support the Co-op's community fridges, which provide unrestricted access to donated food all day, every day, no questions asked. These fridges will be maintained in Ambler and Germantown at a minimum. (Note: The Ambler community fridge's status is currently uncertain due to the need to find a new location to comply with recent Health Department regulations. However, this regulation will not affect the establishment of a fridge at the Germantown store.)

Community members can support WWCF in the following ways:

• Round-Up Contributions: Co-op members can enroll in a "Round Up" program in which Co-op transactions are rounded up to the nearest dollar for donation to Food for All. These contributions are tax-deductible. The Co-op will track these donations. Visit the Member Center under “My Donations” to enroll.
• Giving Twosday Support: On December 12, 2023,  WWCF will be the beneficiary of the Co-op's December "Giving Twosday." This presents an opportunity for individuals to make tax-deductible contributions in support of the Co-op's healthy food programming by shopping at any of the Co-op’s stores.
• Checks made payable to Weavers Way Community Fund. Feel free to drop off a check at any of our stores attn Earl Pearson, Weavers Way Community Fund, 559 Carpenter Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19119. You will receive an acknolwedgment of your contribution for your records.

These initiatives help foster healthy food access and provide avenues for community engagement and support through charitable contributions. We are excited to launch Weavers Way Community Fund and hope you will join us in supporting these initiatives.

Mission Statement of Weavers Way Community Fund

The Weavers Way Community Fund (WWCF) will serve as a charitable and community services arm of the Weavers Way Food Cooperative. The purposes of the corporation will include, but not be limited, to helping provide relief of the poor, the distressed, the underserved or the underprivileged by connecting community members in areas where Weavers Way Cooperative Association (a Pennsylvania not-for-profit corporation) operates to services that include: (1) educating the community about cooperatives and their role in the local economy, civic engagement, and more; (2) nutrition and culinary arts programming; (3) project support to enable such public engagement programs, including the development of core community infrastructure (e.g., rooftop gardens, retail buildings); (4) ensuring cooperative resources are affordable to a diverse population through such mechanisms as the "Round Up"/"Food For All" programs; (5) facilitating efforts to support local access to healthy, affordable and culturally relevant food; and (6) providing other locally relevant programing in each community in which the corporation operates.

For more information about the fund, please contact Jon Roesser, Executive Director, Weavers Way Community Fund.