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  • Successful rural county health program could go statewide—if politics don't get in the way

    February 06, 2025 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    The Healthy Opportunities pilot program uses Medicaid dollars to address non-medical needs like food access, transportation and housing. Since launching in 2022, the program has assisted nearly 30,000 people in 33 of the state’s 100 counties. Research shows the state is spending about $85 less in medical costs per month for each participant, and lawmakers are currently weighing whether to expand the program.

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  • Farmers Markets Can Be a Form of Climate Action. Here's How

    December 19, 2024 |

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    Farmers markets, supported by federal, state, and private food assistance programs, are helping to bridge gaps left by disparate food access by offering a direct distribution model.

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  • What is a food pharmacy? The emerging concept underscores the importance of food as medicine

    December 09, 2024 |

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    Wholesome Wave works to end food and nutrition insecurity with its Produce Prescription Program food pharmacy, which offers people with diet-related illnesses prescriptions for healthy foods, like fruits and vegetables. Food pharmacies are collaborations between healthcare organizations and medical professionals that use food as medicine, highlighting the importance of a well-rounded diet to prevent disease.

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  • Fighting food insecurity with cooking classes

    December 06, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Winder, Georgia

    Wimberly’s Roots, a community garden and kitchen located in one of Georgia's food deserts, has increased access to healthy food through their monthly cooking lessons and partnership with the Boys and Girls Club.

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  • Trump and his allies could kill funding for life-saving resiliency hubs

    November 27, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    Federal tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act enabled Community Church Atlanta to create a resiliency hub in its community center, serving as a food pantry and critical emergency shelter. Reduced energy bills from the recently installed solar panels are helping them expand their food pantry beyond the 32,000 they fed last year, and pursue even greater structural enforcements.

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  • The Denver Nonprofit Tackling Food Waste and Hunger at Once

    November 26, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    We Don’t Waste serves more than 100 hunger relief organizations across the city and has saved and redistributed 220 million servings of food to date. The team of staff and volunteers who recover and distribute food to the community has not only helped prevent food waste, but also greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental consequences, all while feeding locals in need.

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  • Campus Food Recovery Network Serves Local Community

    November 12, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Malibu, California

    Pepperdine University’s Food Recovery Network club rescues unconsumed food from events on campus and a local Starbucks and gives it to nonprofits in the area that distribute it to those in need. Since forming in the Fall 2016 semester, the club has rescued 14,603 pounds of food that would have otherwise ended up in a landfill.

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  • Non-profit organizations reach out to help Western NC

    November 09, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, several community-led organizations are joining forces to help those in need by gathering and distributing supply donations and helping those affected apply for FEMA assistance, unemployment and other relief support.

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  • The Californians Rescuing Surplus Produce to Fight Hunger

    October 01, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Bell, California

    At a 10,000-square-foot warehouse in Bell, California, Food Forward employees race to take in and redistribute 265,000 pounds of fresh produce every day. The organization receives excess fresh fruits and vegetables from wholesale businesses for free and delivers them to 300 nonprofits working to address food insecurity.

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  • North Center's Common Pantry Provides Free Nutritional Education Amid Increased Demand

    September 06, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Common Pantry provides assistance to those facing food insecurity, and recently opened a new facility to offer housing information and assistance with job searches, government benefits, health care and other services. The Pantry also started a nutrition program, teaching people about the science between food and health, as well as how to cook healthy meals at home.

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