UpLift Solutions is a national nonprofit organization that supports food businesses, government, and nonprofits to create sustainable environments for underserved communities. UpLift Solutions believes that full service supermarkets in underprivileged communities can become the anchor to fulfill community needs and ensure consistent access to fresh, affordable food. UpLift Solutions is able to implement its programs in underserved markets across the country by creating entrepreneurial solutions that empower communities while benefiting all stakeholders involved. 

This report outlines the unique challenges and opportunities of inner-city markets and provides the experience of grocery retailers serving inner-city communities. It seeks to uncover key principles for grocery retailers to operate profitably in inner-city communities.

San Francisco Supervisor Eric Mar introduced legislation called the Healthy Food Retailer Incentives Program. The proposal takes aim at a long-standing challenge in San Francisco to ensure there are an adequate number of grocery stores, especially in low-income neighborhoods.

A dynamic, user-friendly online toolkit about the process of transforming small corner stores to carry healthier food choices

This webpage briefly describes the background of Jeff Brown who founded Uplift Solutions, a consulting company helping customers create business plans to work to alleviate social problems.

 This webinar discusses how to identify and leverage financing mechanisms to create healthier food options in local communities, and heard from people who have experience launching and sustaining successful projects.

A guide describing grants and programs relevant to regional and local food systems development to help people take advantage of them and receive program funding.

A new task force is trying to get rid of Georgia's food deserts. The group has partnered with several Georgia non-profits to find ways of attracting super markets to the under-served areas. The areas are low income-communities in urban and rural parts of the state where fresh fruits and vegetables are scarce.

A presentation on food hubs. The slides provide an overview of this unique food system and uses case studies to demonstrate its feasibility and viability. There is also a brief section on financials.

A panel of funding experts illustrate the many conventional and unconventional ways food hubs can secure needed capital. Three hubs are highlighted and the panel advises on how to best access grants, loans, and other creative financing sources appropriate to that hub.