Presents a spatial overview of food access indicators for low-income and other census tracts using different measures of supermarket accessibility. Users can create maps showing food access indicators by census tract using different measures and indicators of supermarket accessibility, view indicators of food access, and download data.
A fully web-based Geographic Information System that makes it easier way to incorporate the power of data into policy decisions. PolicyMap contains over 10,000 indicators including latest demographics from Census. Use it to chart trends and analyze neighborhoods.
The implementation handbook describes how to underwrite potential supermarket and other grocery retail borrowers and projects for financing with relevant and diverse case studies.
A research, analysis and strategic planning project led by FamilyFarmed.org located in Oak Park, Illinois
A resource for communities, businesses, not-for-profits, and others interested in establishing food hubs. The guide includes descriptions of key functions, best practices, and "how-to" strategies for creating food hubs in Illinois.
The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) provides a series of technical assistance webinars related to financing healthy food options.
The New York Healthy Food & Healthy Communities (HFHC) Fund is a $30 million public-private partnership that provides financing to build and expand food markets in neighborhoods with limited or no access to affordable, nutritious food.
Food hubs, or regional food aggregation and coordination facilities, offer great promise for systemic social and environmental change. This webinar provides a clear illustration of the variety of models that exist, the outcomes they offer, and a sense of their viability, focusing on key elements of successful food hubs.
This resource gather statistics on communities' access to healthy food and how successful they are in doing so.
The Local Food System Assessment for Northern Virginia explores the infrastructure and product and service offerings that address the needs of stakeholders on both ends of the value chain.