Hope grows and grows
This year has seen unprecedented support from people like you, and we have surpassed our goal of 470 acres sponsored in Manitoba! Our six Grow Hope farmers generously committed to donate the proceeds of those acres, and our amazing community of Grow Hope supporters met the goal of sponsoring each one. Thank you!
What happens now? Even though the Grow Hope tractors and harvesters are back in the barns for the season, there is still need and hunger in the world. By continuing to support Grow Hope, your gifts will equip MCC’s shared work with Canadian Foodgrains Bank to end global hunger.
Will my gift still be matched? Yes! All of funds for MCC’s work with Canadian Foodgrains Bank are eligible to be matched 1:1, or up to 4:1. The additional funds that come through the sale of Grow Hope farmer's crops are only available during the Grow Hope season.
When will Grow Hope start again? Our Grow Hope season begins on April 1 each year, with new acres committed by our Grow Hope farmers in Spring. Even as they’re finishing harvesting this fall, they’re preparing for the next growing season and hoping for your continued support.
Questions? Contact our Grow Hope Coordinator at 204-261-6381, growhope@mccmb.ca.
Support Grow Hope
When you give to Grow Hope
after the season ends, you are
still supporting urgently needed food.
Make an impact through your gift today
and join a community of dedicated
Manitobans growing hope around the world.
How Grow Hope works
You sponsor an acre for $350 – or part of an acre, or more than one! Your sponsorship covers the costs for planting and cultivating the crop, which will grow into stalks of wheat or blooming yellow canola.
MCC Grow Hope farmers – like Marcus Loeppky in Niverville, Robert and Ellen Stevenson in Kenton, or Jerry Waldner at Crystal Spring Hutterite Colony – will plant and tend to the crop all season. In fall, they’ll harvest and sell it for the best yield they can.
The crop proceeds are deposited into MCC’s account with Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB). And then, through a special agreement between CFGB and the Government of Canada, those donations are eligible to be matched up to four times through additional funds!
The funds will be matched at least 1:1, or up to 4:1, by the Government of Canada – growing into as much as $2,500 to equip farmers to feed their families, and live-saving food for people in crisis. Talk about reaping a bountiful harvest!
Updates through the season
After you donate to Grow Hope, you’ll receive email updates throughout planting, cultivating and harvest-time, and you’ll learn about the impacts that you helped to make possible – stories from local farmers and global partners!
We’d love to share with you!
If you’ve supported Grow Hope with your family, small group or wider community, you can invite MCC to come and share with you about your impact! Email GrowHope@mccmb.ca to invite MCC to speak with you and learn more about global hunger and MCC’s responses.
How your support can Grow Hope
When you join our Grow Hope community, you’ll be helping to transform the lives of people like Chim Yean and his wife, Reach Koeun, in Cambodia. Through the gifts of Grow Hope supporters, Chim and Reach have daily income and food to share. Read their story to learn more, or watch the video at the top of the page to see for yourself!
“Before I worked so hard, like working in the rice field for somebody or borrowing money or doing whatever for other people to get money and to buy the vegetable, fish and chicken. Now I grow everything.”
Reach Koeun
Stories from Grow Hope
Read stories of people just like you who are becoming virtual farmers and creating real change. Meet the urban and rural communities working together to end hunger.
Threads - Apr 2023 - Growing Hope
- Food