Southsidefoodco-op

Southsidefoodco-op Mission statement: Our vision is increased food security for communities on the South Side of Chicago A grocery store for the community, owned by the community.

Southside Food Co-op (SSFC) is a Black-led, consumer/worker-owned, democratically run cooperative that will operate a full-line grocery store that emphasizes affordable healthy foods, quality goods, and locally sourced products on the South Side of Chicago. SSFC’s vision is to strengthen, stimulate, and sustain ongoing pride in the community. A Better Way of Eating, Business, Living, and Life. Thi

s cooperative project will not only expand access to healthy food and create jobs in low-income neighborhoods, but it will also spark future cooperative development and tackle multiple equity issues with a business model that empowers those directly affected by these issues. Bringing access to healthy foods to the neighborhood and creating jobs have a long-term potential to improve the health outcomes for those Southside Food Co-op will serve.

04/28/2026

What if workers didn’t just survive the economy, but helped shape it? Join tomorrow’s conversation hosted by our partners on what it means to truly shift power in today’s economy.

Hear from our Executive Director, Cornelius Blanding, alongside other panelists as they discuss how cooperative models move workers from labor to ownership, building stability, shared power, and lasting community wealth.

Register here:https://bit.ly/4tNskHq

🗓 Tuesday, April 28
⏰ 12:00 PM ET

🗓 Tomorrow, April 28
⏰ 12:00 PM ET

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04/28/2026
Join Us Southside Food Co-op We're More Than a Grocery Store Everyone will be able to shop at Southside Food Co-op, but ...
04/25/2026

Join Us
Southside Food Co-op

We're More Than a Grocery Store

Everyone will be able to shop at Southside Food Co-op, but our Member-owners enjoy even more!

As a member-owner, you'll unlock exclusive discounts, gain voting rights to shape our future, and access savings through our Member Benefits Program, which currently offers deals with businesses within our network of members.

By becoming a member-owner, you're not just supporting a grocery store you're investing in a sustainable and equitable future for our community.

Member-ownership extends to your entire household, so you can walk in like you own the place, because you do!

We go beyond being a grocery store, believing in community outreach, engagement, and empowerment. We offer educational opportunities that reflect our values, connect with our community, and enable everyone to make informed choices.

Member-Owners

Receive exclusive discounts and real financial benefits

Have a voice and a vote in shaping our future.

$100 (covers the entire household)
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04/01/2026

A $300 million USDA program designed to support underserved farmers—especially Black farmers—has been abruptly canceled.

Visit: SaveBlackFarmers.com

Donate & Share!

For many, this wasn’t just funding.
It was access to land.
Access to capital.
Access to survival.

Now it’s gone.

When support disappears, farmers don’t just struggle—
they lose land, income, and the ability to feed communities.

Join Us for the Southside Food Co-op Annual Meeting!This is more than a meeting. It is a moment to come together as a co...
04/01/2026

Join Us for the Southside Food Co-op Annual Meeting!

This is more than a meeting. It is a moment to come together as a community and continue building the future we believe in.

Southside Food Co-op was formed from a shared vision: that residents on the South Side of Chicago deserve access to fresh healthy food, community ownership, and economic opportunity. Every step we take moves us closer to opening a Black led community owned grocery store that reflects the strength, resilience, and brilliance of our neighborhood.

At our Annual Meeting we will celebrate the progress we have made, share updates on where we are headed, and invite members and neighbors to help shape what comes next. Your voice, your ideas, and your presence matter.

Together we are not just building a grocery store.

We are building food justice, community wealth, and a healthier future for the South Side.

Come be part of the movement.

Free parking available.

02/26/2026

This is what we will be fulfilling for South Shore and expanding and collaborating for the Southside!

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