Crossroads Community Food Network

Name

Crossroads Community Food Network

Legal name

Crossroads Community Food Network

Website

https://crossroadscommunityfoodnetwork.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Food Access Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421), Other Specialty Food Retailers (44529)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAEAA

Food Assistance & Food Banks

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

SECONDARYBPAGALAD

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (Fair Trade, Food Access, Regenerative)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Enterprises & Impact Organizations

SECONDARYCRAHALAG

Farm-to-Consumer Cooperative Markets (Local Producer Co-ops)

Consumer Products & Retail/Grocery & Food Retail/Food Co-ops & Community Grocery

Keywords

• Farmers market operations
• Nutrition incentive programs
• Shared-use commercial kitchen
• Food access services
• Microenterprise training

Headquarters

HQ city

Takoma Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the organization receives funding from individual donations, foundation grants, and government support including USDA Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program, USDA Local Food Promotion Program, Montgomery County, and City of Takoma Park.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Crossroads Community Food Network is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that operates a producers-only farmers market in Takoma Park, Maryland, alongside a portfolio of food access and small-business support programs. The organization runs the Fresh Checks nutrition-incentive matching program (up to $50/week for SNAP/WIC shoppers), the TPSS Community Kitchen (shared-use commercial kitchen space for food entrepreneurs), the Microenterprise Development Program (free bilingual business training), the Healthy Eating Program (bilingual food demos and education), and a Multi-Farm CSA.

Product overview

Crossroads Community Food Network is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit building a healthier, more inclusive food system in the Takoma/Langley Crossroads community of Maryland. The organization operates a portfolio of interconnected programs: Crossroads Farmers Market serves as the anchor, providing a producers-only venue for fresh produce and prepared foods while actively addressing food insecurity through Fresh Checks—a pioneering nutrition incentive program that matches SNAP/EBT and WIC benefits up to $50 weekly. The Healthy Eating Program extends impact through bilingual food demos and educational activities, while the Microenterprise Development Program provides free bilingual business training to aspiring food entrepreneurs. TPSS Community Kitchen offers affordable commercial kitchen space for food businesses, and the Multi-Farm CSA distributes seasonal produce subscriptions. Together, these programs serve the immigrant-rich community with accessible, culturally appropriate food access and economic empowerment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Crossroads Farmers Market A seasonal, producers-only farmers market operating Wednesdays from 10:30am-2:30pm from April through November at Anne St. and University Blvd. East in Takoma Park, MD. The market features fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, honey, coffee, flowers, plants, Central American herbs, and prepared foods, along with food demos, kids' activities, and live music. Accepts SNAP, WIC, and Senior FMNP with Fresh Checks matching.
• Fresh Checks An innovative choice-based incentive program that matches SNAP/EBT, WIC, and Senior FMNP benefits up to $50 per week, enabling eligible shoppers to obtain free fruits and vegetables. Crossroads was the first farmers market in Maryland to accept nutrition benefits and the first in the country to launch a 'double dollar' incentive program.
• Healthy Eating Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 117+ food items produced in TPSS Community Kitchen
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Takoma Park Presbyterian ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Crossroads to transform existing kitchen space into the shared-use TPSS Community Kitchen opened in 2017.
• TPSS Co-opsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal co-op retailer where products from kitchen users like Zion Roar are sold.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• DC Central Kitchen: Washington, DC-area nonprofit that addresses food insecurity through workforce training, healthy school meals, and a community commercial kitchen. Directly comparable in mission (food access + kitchen incubation + immigrant community impact) and geography-adjacent.
• FRESHFARM: Operates a network of producers-only farmers markets across the DC region, including SNAP/EBT acceptance and matching incentive programs. Closest direct competitor in market model and food-access incentive design in the same metropolitan area.
• Wholesome Wave: National nonprofit that pioneered the 'Double Value Coupon Program' doubling SNAP benefits at farmers markets. Crossroads is named as a model that Wholesome Wave helped scale; nearly identical programmatic model at national scope.
• DC Greens: DC-based nonprofit building a healthier, more equitable food system through nutrition incentives, farm-to-school programming, and community food access. Closely parallels Crossroads' food-access-plus-systems-change approach in an adjacent jurisdiction.
• Local Food Hub: Charlottesville, VA-based nonprofit aggregating and distributing produce from small regional farms to institutional and retail buyers. Comparable farm-to-community model and regional Mid-Atlantic orientation supporting small-scale producers.

Broad incumbents

• Martha's Table: Larger DC-based nonprofit addressing food insecurity, healthy eating, and family supports. Comparable mission footprint but operates at broader programmatic and budget scale, including healthy meals, education, and food distribution.
• Capital Area Food Bank: Regional food bank serving the Washington, DC metro area through food distribution, nutrition education, and partner network. Overlaps with Crossroads on food access mission but operates at fundamentally larger scale through wholesale distribution rather than retail market model.
• Maryland Food Bank: Statewide food bank distributing food across Maryland through partner pantries and programs. Shares the food-access mission and serves many of the same SNAP/WIC-eligible households as Crossroads but at wholesale-distribution scale.

Regional players

• Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food & Agriculture: Virginia-based nonprofit focused on sustainable food access, farm education, and mobile farmers markets serving the DC region's food-insecure communities. Comparable mission and adjacent geography with overlapping SNAP-incentive programming.

Emerging players

• Community Food Advocates: Community Food Advocates works on food policy and SNAP incentive expansion in NYC. Comparable programmatic orientation around nutrition benefits and farmers markets but focused on policy advocacy rather than direct operations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/CrossroadsCommunityFoodNetwork
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/crossroads-community-food-network

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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