pearl milling program

In 2024, our food security program received a grant from the Pearl Milling Company’s P.E.A.R.L. Pledge to foster empowerment and success at the community level. Over the course of a year, the program engaged five young Black women from the New Orleans area in conversations about decreasing food insecurity. Mentorship programming focused on food pantry operations and management, various food distribution models, and professional soft skills development. Their work has inspired leadership and contributed to reducing food insecurity in the Lower 9th Ward and beyond.

  • Two women in a kitchen pose with peace signs, smiling. They're wearing lowernine.org shirts and casual attire. In the background, people prepare meals.
  • Two smiling volunteers in purple shirts stand behind a serving counter in a kitchen, flashing peace signs. Trays of bread and food are visible.