2023-10-17T11:55:01-07:00 2022-12-31 202571677 CORLISS & SOLOMON PLLC 242 CHARLOTTE ST SUITE 1 ASHEVILLE NC 28801 990 2022-01-01 873887309 Caja Solidaria Inc CAJA 8282909717 616 Crystal Drive Hendersonville NC 28791 Sonya Jones Executive Director 8282909717 2023-10-12 true Sonya Jones true Todd Oldenburg P02281691 8282360206 2023-10-17 0 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X Sonya Jones 616 Crystal Drive Hendersonville NC 28791 303466 false X cajasolidaria.org X 2022 NC We envision a future where healthy, local foods bring us together as a community of care. Our mission is to ensure everyone has access to the abundance that the Southern Appalachian Mountains offer. 5 5 3 15 0 0 173401 130065 0 0 303466 0 0 47020 0 868 139081 186101 117365 123334 5969 117365 We envision a future where healthy, local foods bring us together as a community of care. Our mission is to ensure everyone has access to the abundance that the Southern Appalachian Mountains offer. false false 169207 0 130065 Caja Solidaria's largest initiative this year has been the development of a super food box program. We worked as part of a collaborative team with many organizations to envision a healthy food box and we used evidence-based nutrition principles to design our program. We focus all our boxes on fresh produce, meats, and grains, selecting items that are culturally relevant to our participants. We delivered about 900 super food boxes to participants. We also invested almost $90K in local farms and local food businesses. We are committed to dignity affirming care. Caja Solidaria also provides affordable produce shares to community members, increasing access to locally grown fruits and vegetables through co-operative purchasing. Over the course of the year, we delivered 801 affordable produce shares to 122 households. Co-operative food purchasing is an innovative approach to increasing access to healthy foods because participating is affordable and builds community sovereignty over the food supply. Caja Solidaria's 3rd largest program in 2022 was the Healthy Harvest program. In April of 2022, Caja was invited to participate in TRACTOR food and farms Healthy Harvest program. Healthy Harvest distributes food from local farms to food pantries. We used these foods to partner with local healthcare providers and launched the first produce prescription program in Henderson County. Between mid-April to mid- September Caja distributed about 1000 Healthy Harvest produce shares to participants receiving referrals from Henderson County department of public health's OB/GYN Clinic, Pardee Oncology and Dietetics, Blue Ridge Health, and through self-referral. 169207 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 3 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false true true false false NC X X X Christina Schnabel 8287720793 176 Old Clear Creek Rd Hendersonville NC 28792 Sonya Jones Executive Director 40.00 X 26841 0 0 Dennis Lanigan Chair 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Maria Harding Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Amy Landers Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Kristen Schafer Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Harry Fleischer Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 26841 0 0 false false false 173401 14146 173401 Produce Buying Co-Operative 115114 19708 0 0 Healthy Opportunities Pilot 115114 110357 0 0 130065 303466 130065 0 0 26841 20668 5368 805 16762 10140 6622 0 3417 2415 939 63 2449 2449 0 0 2932 1753 1179 0 3036 1460 1576 0 3500 3500 0 0 3658 3658 0 0 212 212 0 0 1595 1595 0 0 1895 1553 342 0 Farm Harvest Procurement 92206 92206 0 0 In Kind Food Utilitized 14146 14146 0 0 Program Supplies 10490 10490 0 0 Educational Literature 1547 1547 0 0 1415 1415 0 0 186101 169207 16026 868 57542 28620 2707 36061 1596 34465 0 123334 5513 456 0 5969 X 81008 36357 0 117365 0 123334 117365 X false false false X 0 173401 173401 0 0 173401 173401 6532 166869 0 0 0 173401 130065 X 0 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 36061 1596 34465 34465 Pt VI, Line 11b The 990 is prepared by a CPA firm, reviewed by management, presented to the board for review, proposed revisions and final approval. Pt VI, Line 15a The board approves overall budget. Pt VI, Line 12c Discussed at annual meeting