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Planning a Fair Food Initiative

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Coalitions & Collaboratives
Networks
Organization: North East Community Center
Grant: $29,940
Grant Year: 2022
County: Dutchess
State: NY

FCH made a grant to support the inclusion of SNAP eligible individuals and food pantry operators as it develops plans for a Fair Food Initiative.

The Tri-Corner Nutrition Security Coalition is leveraging a program restricted grant from FCH to complement a planning grant it received from the USDA’s Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to produce a feasibility study for a fair food pricing and local food distribution initiative.

“One of our strategies as a funder is to strengthen the connectivity of collaborative efforts in our region… Two coalitions FCH partnered with in 2022 are working to improve access to local food by changing the ways in which our current local food system operates… The Tri-Corner Nutrition Security Coalition is leveraging a program restricted grant from FCH to complement a planning grant it received from the USDA’s Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to produce a feasibility study for a fair food pricing and local food distribution initiative.”

2022 Report to the Community