Now serving New York City for more than 30 years, City Harvest is the world's first food rescue organization, dedicated to feeding the city's hungry men, women, and children.
This year, City Harvest will collect 46 million pounds of excess food from all segments of the food industry, including restaurants, grocers, corporate cafeterias, manufacturers, and farms. This food is then delivered free of charge to some 400 community food programs throughout New York City using a fleet of trucks and bikes. City Harvest helps feed the more than one million New Yorkers that face hunger each year.
Now serving New York City for more than 30 years, City Harvest is the world's first food rescue organization, dedicated to feeding the city's hungry men, women, and children.
This year, City Harvest will collect 46 million pounds of excess food from all segments of the food industry, including restaurants, grocers, corporate cafeterias, manufacturers, and farms. This food is then delivered free of charge to some 400 community food programs throughout New York City using a fleet of trucks and bikes. City Harvest helps feed the more than one million New Yorkers that face hunger each year.
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Program Name: Healthy Retail Program
Problem
In particularly high needs communities throughout New York City, residents face high rates of poverty, hunger and diet-related illnesses. Often, in these communities, fresh fruits and vegetables are expensive and hard to find, leaving low-income New Yorkers wondering how to maximize limited food dollars to feed their families in the most healthful and budget-conscious way possible.
Strategy
City Harvest’s Healthy Retail Initiative is designed to help storeowners grow their businesses by selling more fresh fruits and vegetables. Particularly in our Healthy Corner Stores, we work intensively with storeowners to make-over their stores and train them on effective produce maintenance and marketing techniques. We also empower clients to shop, cook and eat healthfully through in-store nutrition education, and invite feedback about program impact through post-participation surveys.
IF:THEN
IF
City Harvest’s Healthy Retail Program offers multi-year, customized trainings and technical assistance to 94 corner stores and supermarkets,...
THEN
fresh produce will be more widely available in low-income communities.
IF
94 Healthy Retail partners offer more fresh produce options,...
THEN
over 400,000 low-income New Yorkers will have increased access to nutritious, affordable food choices in their neighborhoods.
IF
94 Healthy Retail partners offer targeted nutrition education opportunities, including shopping tours and cooking demonstrations,...
THEN
nearly 45,000 low-income New Yorkers will be empowered with the skills they need to shop for, cook and eat healthfully on a budget.
IF
Healthy Retail partners consistently implement food merchandising and storage best practices, along with targeted nutrition education opportunities,...
THEN
their produce sales will increase by at least 10% after one year of program partnership.
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