In 2020, Dion Dawson’s vision for fighting food insecurity in Chicago began with a GoFundMe and a dream.

Since then, his team has grown to 53 employees, who have provided more than five million pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables to households experiencing food insecurity in Chicagoland.

Dawson described his organization, Dion’s Chicago Dream, as a social enterprise that “fights food insecurity at the intersection of last mile logistics and health equity.” His business model does this by purchasing, packing, and delivering 10 pound boxes of food to households enrolled in the program.

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