Recharge serves as a gateway for engagement in the energy transition, strengthening food security and community building.
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Our Story
Founded in 2023, Recharge Inc addresses the fundamental connection between food security and energy access in marginalized communities. We partner with communities in Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia using Asset-Based Community Development to amplify voices in the energy transition.
Our Approach
We use community-based participatory research to develop high-resolution energy data reflecting marginalized communities' experiences. Our community gardens serve as living laboratories teaching energy literacy while addressing nutrition security through hands-on learning and food production.
Our Programs
We deliver integrated programming combining energy literacy education, community garden operations, and garden-to-table training. Programs serve DOE-identified disadvantaged communities, building capacity for food sovereignty and energy advocacy across all ages.
Our founders
Naomia A. Suggs-Brigety
Naomia A. Suggs-Brigety
Naomia A. Suggs-Brigety
Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder
Naomia's journey to Recharge began during graduate research when she was asked to use a community garden as a focal point for energy studies—a moment that crystallized the fundamental interconnection between energy equity and food security.
Jonathan A. Rosser
Naomia A. Suggs-Brigety
Naomia A. Suggs-Brigety
Chief Communication Officer, Co-Founder
Jonathan's path to Recharge was shaped by a decade of confronting food deserts and building equity-centered programs across underserved communities throughout Mississippi and beyond.