Newark Fresh, Healthy Food Access Grant Now Open
In 2017, we launched the Newark Fresh, Healthy Food Access Grant to grow the local food system and improve community health across all five wards in Newark. We’re thrilled to announce we are strengthening our commitment to Newark by securing another three years of investments — beginning now!
Locally led organizations with projects that help broaden access to fresh, healthy food or nutrition education in one or more of Newark’s five wards are invited to apply online through February 23, 2023. Ten organizations will be offered funding between $5,000 and $20,000 for a total of $200,000.
If your organization supports long-term healthy food access solutions and nutrition education in Newark, we encourage you to explore the Newark Fresh, Healthy Food Access Grant and see how it can help amplify your efforts.
Community First Grants: Team Member Engagement in Action
Now, as the 2022 Community First Grants are being announced, we’re taking a closer look at one participating Team Member who is driven by a respect for the powerful work that already exists in his community and getting his hands dirty amplifying these efforts.
Brent Kirk is a store receiver at the Short Pump Whole Foods Market store in Glen Allen, Virginia. Both in and out of the store, he is committed to making fresh and healthy food accessible to his community. And, he’s inspiring others to join him. This is his story.
Viva Farms and the Importance of Being Open and Honest
As we work to improve community health through collaborative partnerships, Whole Cities Foundation strives to Be honest and open in our thoughts and words (one of our seven Community First Principles). We don’t have to look any further than our own community partner Viva Farms in Northwest Washington to find this value in action on a daily basis. Read more.
Healthy Food for All Podcast
Dr. Akua Woolbright, Ph.D., is an authoritative expert on nutrition with a passion for helping individuals and communities create healthier lives. In this episode, learn how her extensive work in underserved communities has empowered people of all ages to overcome harmful eating habits and to prevent and reverse disease through plant-based diets.
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