October 13, 2025
AgGeorgia Farm Credit has awarded $51,640 to eleven nonprofit organizations through its Community Mission Fund, continuing the cooperative’s commitment to strengthening rural communities and supporting the future of agriculture. Established in 2023, the fund provides grants of up to $5,000 per recipient to organizations that make a positive difference across Georgia.
“Through the Community Mission Fund, we’re able to partner with organizations that are doing incredible work to improve lives in rural Georgia,” said Rob Crain, AgGeorgia CEO. “We’re proud to help support these efforts and raise awareness of the many deserving groups making a lasting impact.”
This year’s grant recipients include:
- Pulaski County Fire Department (Pulaski County) – Equipping two brush trucks with essential firefighting tools to strengthen wildfire response in rural areas.
- Dodge School Nutrition (Dodge County) – Implementing school nutrition tower gardens to promote hands-on learning in healthy eating and environmental awareness.
- The HALO Group of Middle Georgia (Houston County) – Expanding “The Farm Experience,” where participants grow crops year-round and donate produce to local food pantries.
- Georgia Mountains Farmers Network (Banks County) – Supporting the Harvest Hands Program, which mobilizes volunteers to glean and donate fresh produce to low-income communities.
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture (Statewide) – Bringing the Georgia Ag Experience mobile classroom to rural schools, introducing students to STEM-based agriculture education.
- Boys and Girls Clubs of North Georgia (Chattooga County) – Installing a garden as part of the “Let It Grow” Program, offering 3rd–5th graders hands-on agricultural learning.
- Warren County Extension (Warren County) – Purchasing an irrigation system for the 4-H Farm, where students grow produce for the school cafeteria while gaining hands-on agricultural skills.
- Shaome Cooperative (Bibb County) – Launching the GROW garden curriculum, teaching children how to create and sustain a food forest.
- Boys and Girls Club of the Greater Cook County Area (Cook County) – Renovating and upgrading a vegetable and flower garden to teach students valuable agricultural and life skills.
- Four E Youth (Wilkes County) – Supporting the Youth Empowerment Ag Project (YEAP), which provides underserved youth with agricultural education, mentorship, and career pathway exploration.
- Paulding County Extension 4-H (Paulding County) – Expanding horticulture programs that benefit seniors, youth, and developmentally disabled adults, fostering education and social connection.
Applications for the 2026 Community Mission Fund will open in January. For more details and to apply, visit www.aggeorgia.com/community-mission-fund.