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The Origins of Elevate Small Business: Addressing Boston’s Wealth Gap
The Origins of Elevate Small Business
In 2015, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston released a wealth report revealing a stark reality: Across Greater Boston, white households had a median net worth of $247,500, while Black households had $8.
To…Read More
LEAF Client, MathTalk Founder, Omo Moses, Authors a Multigenerational Memoir
Omo Moses, Author, The White PerilRead More
MLK’s Words Continue to Guide LEAF’s Work (Boston, MA)
LEAF Guided by MLK SpeechRead More
In Search of the Cooperative Holy Grail: A Journey (Basque Region, Spain)
LEAF Study Trip to the Basque Country Spain Read More
Digger Foods Makes Fresh Fruits and Vegetables More Affordable (Brockton, MA)
Digger Foods Mobile Market, Brockton MARead More
Food Co-op of the Month (Belfast, Maine)
Belfast Food Co-op prepares to expandRead More
Coastal Food Shed & Mass Food Trust Program, Fill a Gap (New Bedford, MA)
Coastal Food Shed new facility ribbon cuttingRead More
LEAF Board Chair Inducted into the Co-op Hall of Fame (Washington, DC)
In 1985, Chris Clamp, a recent college graduate and Quaker Volunteer, first encountered LEAF as it was getting started. LEAF ignited her imagination with its vision of a community-funded cooperative non-profit—an alternative way to engage with society. Introduced to the…Read More
Vicente’s Supermarket: A Community Treasure (Brockton, MA)
Founded in 1994 by Manuel Vicente, Vicente’s Supermarket has grown into a vital part of Brockton, MA and Pawtucket, RI communities, with a fourth store planned for New Bedford in late 2024. This thriving, Cape Verdean immigrant-led business is run…Read More
LEAF’s Labor Day Reflections
Working Toward a Community-Based Economy. In 1977, as businesses fled Boston in search of lower wages, a visionary group saw an alternative: worker cooperatives. Novel to the US, cooperatives needed more awareness and funding. LEAF was founded to bridge this…Read More
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Allston, MA – LEAF announced today it has received a grant from The Boston Foundation to help close the wealth gap in Boston.
“This grant will allow us to support underserved businesses across the state,”…Read More
Holmestead Harvest: LEAF Supports Community-Minded Grocer (Whitman, MA)
Lizz Wilson founded Holmestead Harvest, a small independent grocer in Whitman, MA committed to bringing healthy, locally sourced produce to everyone – regardless of their financial circumstances.
One-third of Holmestead’s customers use the Massachusetts HIP (Healthy Incentives Program), which offers…Read More