2011 New Markets Tax Credit Program: List of Healthy Food Financing Initiative Allocatees
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A list of New Market Tax Credit Program Allocatees in 2011.
Delivering Farm Fresh Produce to Residents of Low-Income HUD Housing Projects
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This case study describes the success and challenges of a pilot program developed by Common Capital and Alliance to Develop Power (ADP). In partnership with a local farm, the organizations created a CSA delivery program for four residential HUD housing projects in Western Massachusetts.
The Grocery Gap
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High-quality, full-service supermarkets improve the health and economic well-being of communities. However, supermarket operators face significant obstacles entering and operating in many low-income, urban communities. This webinar, developed by UpLift Solutions, explains the “Grocery Gap” and the financial and operational strategies that can enable supermarkets to be successful.
Eliminating Food Deserts
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Can building a grocery store in a "food desert" change food purchasing and reduce health disparities in the U.S.? Tamara Dubowitz introduces an innovative new RAND project that may provide answers.
San Francisco Healthy Food Retail Program Proposed Legislation
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While the City has taken important steps forward to promote healthy food retail, there is a need to centralize and coordinate City-wide strategies to recruit, maintain, and develop new healthy food businesses, and ensure existing food businesses are fully utilizing economic incentives and technical support. This is the proposed legislation.
Houston Looks At Ways to Bring Fresh Food To Underserved Neighborhoods
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City officials say too many Houstonians don't have access to fresh food in their neighborhoods and they're looking at ways to bring supermarkets into underserved communities. The city says it's an issue of both economic development and public health.
Neighborhood Aims for Co-Op Grocery in Food Desert
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Greensboro is aiming to create a co - op grocery in their area, which is considered a food desert area. They are hoping that the site will entice other businesses like pharmacies or delis to open within the surrounding area.
Market Forces: Creating Jobs through Public Investment in Local and Regional Food Systems
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This report details the economic benefits of farmers markets and other local food outlets. Market Forces reviews recent research on regional food systems and provides recommendations for policy changes aimed at expanding these systems.
Soul Food Junkies
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Soul Food Junkies sets out to learn more about the soul food tradition and its relevance to black cultural identity. The film also explores the socioeconomic conditions in predominantly black neighborhoods, where it can be difficult to find healthy options, and introduces some pioneers in the emerging food justice movement who are challenging the food industry, encouraging communities to create sustainable and eco-friendly gardens, advocating for healthier options in local supermarkets, and supporting local farmers' markets.
Access to Affordable and Nutritious Food: Updated Estimates of Distance to Supermarkets Using 2010 Data
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This report provides updated population estimates of spatial access to affordable and nutritious food. Estimates by income, vehicle availability, and other characteristics of the population are provided in addition to estimates for those who live in low-income neighborhoods. These estimates are based on data from 2010 and precede Federal policy initiatives to reduce barriers to food access, which began in 2011.