Access to Healthy Foods
Purpose:
To increase access to healthy foods especially for vulnerable populations including seniors, the food insecure, and children living in poverty.
District Funds committed to date:
2009-2012 Addressing the Coachella Valley Food Insecurity Crisis
- Food Assistance to over 100 food pantries and agencies ($1,000,000)
- FIND Food Bank Regional Warehouse: ($1,700,000)
- Hidden Harvest: Produce Gleaning ($458,408)
2012-2016 Project Produce: A Collective Impact Project
2012/2013 ($841,147)
- Food distribution ratio achieved: 37% Produce
- Over 3.5 Million pounds of fresh produce distributed to vulnerable populations across the Coachella Valley
- Local Produce Supply
- Effective and Efficient Acquisition and Distribution System including on-line ordering by pantries
- Senior Farmer’s Markets expanded
- Healthy Food Access for Chronic Disease Management for Vulnerable Populations
- Summer Feeding Program: Year-round Healthy Food Access for School-age Children Living in Poverty
- Food Deserts: White Paper to analyze needs, strategies, business models
2013/2014 (In Progress)
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