Jenny Luth
Director of Partnerships + Outreach
Amplify GR
Jenny Luth has nearly 20 years of experience in public relations and strategic communications in agency, corporate and nonprofit settings. As a neighbor of the Amplify GR service area, she has spent significant time volunteering with Amplify GR and its partners to ensure equitable outcomes for the community.
She most recently served as communications manager for Amplify GR and the West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology. With her nonprofit and industry experience, Jenny is well-positioned for this crucial role with an organization based in the community where she grew up.
Jenny directs all partnership activities for Amplify GR, focusing on HUB 07, a new community center that will welcome 15 partners to the space in the coming year. She also plays a pivotal role in enhancing communication with neighbors and encouraging their participation in the amenities that enrich Boston Square and Madison Square. Additionally, Jenny is dedicated to empowering community members to take leadership roles in shaping the future of their neighborhoods.
FUN FACT
Jenny, her husband Tom, and their five kids reside in the Boston Square neighborhood where five generations of her family have lived over the years. Jenny is also a co-creator of the Boston Square Community Tree Lighting that will celebrate its 5th annual event in 2025.
10:15 am - 11:30 am ET
Community of Practice Workshops I-VI: Small Group Breakouts @ 2nd Floor
Good Food, Good Jobs, Strong Neighborhoods: Peer-Led Approaches to Healthy Food Access & Prosperous Neighborhoods (Network Members Only)
Room: Grand 6
Learn from practitioners from within and beyond the Purpose Built network about community designed approaches to healthy food access—and the economic pathways they create. Presenters will offer brief overviews of their locally-built models: a food co-op in South Atlanta; a commercial kitchen incubation in Grand Rapids; and an urban farm developed in the heart of Houston that supplies affordable, fresh and culturally significant produce to a local neighborhood grocery store while also generating job opportunities and community centered gathering space for residents. After that, participants will move into small group conversations for honest, practical discussion about implementation, partnerships, and lessons learned.
You’ll learn from peers who are doing the work, explore what’s transferable to your context, and leave with concrete, right sized next steps. A simple reflection tool will help you anchor insights to your neighborhood’s realities and identify actions to take when you return home.
