Name: SouthSide Food Co-op
Address: 433 West 95th Street, Chicago, IL, 60628-1155, US
Telephone: (312) 715-7001

WELCOME TO

Power at the Checkout Starts Here.

Join the Southside Food Co-op and invest in food justice, ownership, and Black wellness—right here in South Shore.

👉🏾 Become a Member

🙌🏾 Learn the Vision

Why We Exist

🍽 This Isn’t a Food Desert—It’s Food Apartheid.

Black communities on Chicago’s South Side have been denied access to fresh, affordable food for decades. That’s not nature—it’s policy. It’s not scarcity—it’s disinvestment.

Southside Food Co-op is our solution.
✨ A Black-led, community-owned grocery store.
✨ Rooted in cooperative economics, wellness, and resistance.
✨ Powered by us, for us.

"Whoever controls your food controls your life.”
— Dr. Claude Anderson

Join Now → $100 Equity or $10/Month Plan

Membership Snapshot

From 179 to 2,000: Let’s Build It Together.

Metric

Status

🧑🏾‍🤝‍🧑🏽 Members

🎯 Goal

💰 Equity

🌿 Benefits

179 strong

2,000

$100 (or $10/month)

Vote, perks, discounts, future returns

Testimonials

“This co-op isn't charity—it’s power. It’s us building what we deserve.”
— Princella Lee, Founding Member
“I’m joining so my grandkids don’t have to rely on fast food to survive.”
— Rev. Harvin, South Shore Elder

We're forming a store where you can discover a world of fresh and locally sourced food at Southside Food Co-op.

We are dedicated to providing our community with the highest quality products while supporting local farmers and producers.

Join us in our mission to promote sustainable and healthy eating.

What's The Mission?

OUR FIRST

300

WILL BE OUR GOLD FOUNDING MEMBER/OWNERS.

MEMBER OWNERS

How can you Help?

Your member investment brings us closer to that goal.

Why Become A Member/Owner?

Most of the South Side of Chicago is considered a designated food desert. In forming SSFC, we will bring healthy, nutritious food to our community. The co-op model is one that not only creates jobs for its members, but it uplifts the whole community rather than a few reaping all of the major profits and benefits.

What are we doing about it?

By coming together as a collective we as a community (member/owners) can bring the full vision of SSFC into a reality. Ujamaa Economics - Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics) to build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses and to profit from them together.

How Does Joining Work?

Purchase a share at $100 - a one-time fee, that’s right there’s no annual recurrences.

Owner Benefits

As an owner, you’ll have a vote for the Board of Directors. You’ll have a voice.
Owners are encouraged to get involved, have a talent or specialty that will help us grow, become a board member, etc.
Owner discounts.
Our owners will receive exclusive invitation to owner-only events, workshops, and tasting events.

What You’ll Reap As A Member/Owner?

Owner Discounts

Receive coupons worth $25 upon store opening
Owner appreciation days
Shop owner bonus buys
Pre-order by the case at a discount
And more.

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