Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. The 2020 agenda is that latest report and reflects input from a diverse group of individuals and organizations.

The Food Trust strives to ensure that everyone has access to affordable, nutritious food. Representatives from the group briefed the Governor’s Intergovernmental Commission for Agriculture about Maryland’s food deserts and the resulting healthy food financing initiative. Food deserts have been identified in rural areas, like Dorchester County, as well as urban areas, like Baltimore City.

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's District Community Affairs Officers report on local and regional opportunities for banks to become involved with community efforts, including opportunities to help finance healthy-food initiatives.

NCB Capital Impact (Capital Impact) finances healthy-food retail establishments, lending to dozens of independent grocers and natural food cooperatives throughout the country. This article highlights the work of the organization including their success and challenges.

The city of Newark, N.J., is supporting the Healthy Food Financing Initiative and creating local jobs by participating in a partnership financing arrangement that will store and distribute food, including fresh produce.

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.

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.

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.