Convenience Store Distribution Options for Fresh Produce

Overview

Published by the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) and the United Fresh Produce Association, this new resource looks at distribution options available to store owners and provides an overview of the various options available to retailers seeking to increase their fresh produce offerings.

Supporting Healthy Corner Store Development in New Jersey

Overview

In 2014–15, the New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids, The Food Trust and the American Heart Association convened a multi-sector statewide task force to enhance the impact of healthy corner store efforts by examining business owner and community needs, as well as policy and program solutions to expand the distribution, promotion and sale of healthy food in New Jersey corner stores. 

The Vermont Farm to Plate Investment Program

Overview

This profile highlights the Farm to Plate (F2P) Investment Program, which was designed to strategically strengthen the state’s food and farm sector and encourage the purchasing of local foods.
 
The Vermont Legislature commissioned the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund to develop a strategic plan to revitalize its food and farm sectors and increase purchasing of local foods. Implementation is under way with more than 350 organizations working together as the Farm to Plate Network, including the Farm to Institution Task Force focused on increasing institutional local food procurement.

Continually Improving Promise Neighborhoods: The Role of Case Management Data

Overview

A robust case management system is critical to tracking progress and success while executing a cradle-to-career continuum of services and supports. Authored by the Urban Institute, this report provides guidance on how to review and utilize case management data to accelerate the achievement of Promise Neighborhoods results.

The Boys and Men of Color Framework: A Model for Community and Systems Change

Overview

Residents and leaders in communities across the nation are spearheading efforts to dis-mantle the barriers facing young men of color and help them reach their full potential. These efforts build on traditional strategies emphasizing programs and services, but also go well beyond, to focus on the systems and policies that define and constrain the environments of boys and men of color. Through pioneering approaches that work across systems and authentically engage boys and men of color themselves, the field is catalyzing meaningful changes in practice and policy to improve individual, family, and community life.

Health Equity Series: Food Insecurity

Overview

Food insecurity and a lack of access to healthy food affects the health and wellbeing of vulnerable low-income Missourians. However, it is not solely a problem for low-income residents, but a concern for all Missourians.
 
Food insecurity and a lack of access to healthy foods affects every part of our society, including education, health care, national security and our state and national economies. As a community and a state, we must push for action and work toward strengthening our food systems and making them more equitable for all Missourians. 

What is the Proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule?

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