Elm City Market, dedicated to being the best market for New Haven, has announced the launch of its Community Partner Initiative to uplift sustainability, health, wellness, and social justice within the community. Elm City Market’s Community Partners include local businesses, organizations, farms, artisans, and entrepreneurs with a shared mission of realizing a greater vision for New Haven.

Beyond supplying quality, healthy food to the residents of New Haven, the Community Partner Initiative enables Elm City Market to contribute to the well-being and resilience of the community. Elm City Market’s Community Partner efforts include, elevating Gather New Haven’s Farm-Based Wellness Program, and joining with the Connecticut Center for Arts & Technology to strengthen food justice in New Haven by hiring graduates of their culinary arts program and setting up food distribution in the Dixwell and Newhall neighborhoods.

Key components of Elm City Market’s Community Partner initiative include:

• Support for select Community Partner events
• Featuring Community Partners through in-store promotions and local vendor showcases, and on Elm City
• Market’s website via the Community Calendar, Recipes, and Partnership Pages
• Promoting Community Partners Across all of Elm City Market’s Digital Channels
• Media Promotion
• Donation-Based Programming