An overview of federal agencies that support programs to improve healthy food access. The U.S. Department of the Treasury, through the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund and the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture are both highlighted.
Circle Food Store received a $1 million loan from the city's Fresh Food Retailer Initiative to open stores selling fresh produce in low-income neighborhoods. Officials hope the store's redevelopment will serve as a catalyst for rebuilding a robust community, generating taxes, discouraging blight and creating jobs.
An archive of webinars created by CDS Consulting Co-op. They are outlined according to topic: Organizing, Feasibility and Planning, and Implementation.
San Francisco Supervisor Eric Mar announces that he would introduce legislation that aims to form an incentive program for city food retailers to market and sell fresh food, especially more produce, and cut back on high fat and sugar items and tobacco and alcohol products.
Supervisor Eric Mar has a new proposal to establish a Healthy Food Incentive Program to encourage small corner stores to stock fresh produce in San Francisco. He hasn’t settled on what the incentives might be to encourage merchants to sell more fresh food, but it might include small business loans or some hands-on assistance from the city to make the switch to fresh produce.
Outlines the primary financial products and services most commonly used by value-added food businesses, using financial products to structure a loan deal, developing relationships between depository and non-depository institutions, and innovations related to financial products.
Defines the range of financing options for Mid-Tier Food Chain Enterprises and provides multiple case studies. It also addresses sources and uses of financing, assessing feasibility, loan underwriting, and key financial ratios relevant to food-related businesses.
San Francisco Supervisor Mar says a recent city analysis shows that hundreds of mom-and-pop shops would close if more big-box chains start selling groceries in San Francisco. To save the small stores Mar wants to give shop owners incentives to sell more fresh fruits and vegetables.
Federal legislation to provide assistance and opportunity for the creation and support of sustainable agriculture activities in America’s cities and to improve access to healthy nutrition in America’s cities.
Explores the goals of HFFI, its modes of financing, and its range of interventions intended to expand the supply and demand for nutritious food and help eliminate food deserts.