Denver voters approved a small general sales tax measure with 59 percent of Denver voters voting yes. The tax will generate an estimated $11.2 million in its first year to support nonprofit-run youth nutrition programs.
Can local co-op development in communities of color make a difference? It can, but linkages to broader strategies are critical to achieving long-term success.
To address the healthy food needs of city neighborhoods, there is no substitute for shoe leather. In Baltimore, 14 residents visited over 700 corner and convenience stores to develop an approach suitable for their communities.
The state of California is running a large-scale trial to determine if providing medically tailored meals for chronic health sufferers leads to better health outcomes at lower cost.
Philadelphia’s nonprofit Common Market, soon to celebrate its tenth anniversary and beginning to build satellite hubs in other cities, illustrates the maturation of the “food hub” movement, a movement that has often employed nonprofit intermediaries to help small-scale farmers better serve local food markets.
A new study from Baltimore finds that resident access to healthy food is increasing, but very slowly. The report, written by the city’s planning department and researchers at Johns Hopkins, develops an eight-point plan to guide future efforts.
All CEOs, if they claim any interest in organizational sustainability and stewardship of mission, should spend a good part of their time developing a deep bench that will both challenge and support them.
After providing over two million meals to residents in Puerto Rico, a chef may have found a new calling: disaster relief specialist.
When this D.C.-based food bank expanded its mission and took a stand, they raised both their funding levels and community health standards.
American culture is all about growth, and this perpetual need has led to the creation of consumer habits that lead to the obscene waste of food.
