News tagged
as 'Healthy Food'
2013
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Fresh Food Hub Begins Construction on Broad Street
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Groundbreaking for Healthy Food Hub in New Orleans
Construction started today on the ReFresh project, a healthy food hub that will bring retail, education, jobs and health programs to the Mid-City neighborhood of New Orleans. The Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) joined New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu and representatives from L+M Development Partners, Broad Community Connections and a host of community partners for a groundbreaking ceremony for ReFresh…
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Rebuilding Sandy-Afflicted Neighborhoods With Healthy Food Options
The lack of access to affordable, nutritious, and fresh foods remains a persistent problem as many parts of New York City and surrounding communities continue relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. In a recent op-ed on The Huffington Post, Karen Karp, President of Karp Resources, highlights the need to confront the already-strained healthy food supply that has been further depleted by Hurricane Sandy…
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LIIF Commits $1 Million to Communities Affected by Sandy
The Low Income Investment Fund’s (LIIF’s) thoughts and concerns are with the people and communities affected by Hurricane Sandy. To support recovery efforts, LIIF is committing $1 million to ensure that those hardest hit by the storm have access to food and much needed services.…
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Year-round Regional Farmers Market Planned for Broome County
LIIF is providing financing to Broome County for the construction of a permanent farmer’s market in a public park in Binghamton, NY. As part of LIIF’s New York Healthy Food & Healthy Communities (HFHC) Fund, the project will provide a consistent and permanent source of fresh produce to a surrounding community that currently lacks access…
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N.Y. Healthy Food & FRESH Program assists in the development of new supermarkets
In certain neighborhoods of New York there is a lack of supermarkets and nutritious food. Over the past three years, the New York Healthy Food & Healthy Communities Fund (HFHC) has provided $6.14 million in loans and grants to seven supermarket projects aimed at improving access to nutritious food for people in underserved communities in New York State.…
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Massachusetts Avenue Project unveils new food truck
The Massachusetts Avenue Project (MAP), which distributes healthy food to low income areas in Buffalo, New York, held a launch event for its new food truck. The New York Healthy Food & Healthy Communities Fund provided financing that enabled MAP to purchase of the truck.…
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Food Desert Fund Distributes $6 Million
Supermarket News discussed the progress of the New York Healthy Food & Healthy Communities (HFHC) Fund, which has provided more than $6 million in financing to food stores in underserved communities. The fund has recently provided financing to two stores in downstate New York, including a Foodtown in Mount Vernon and a Key Food in…
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FRESH Starts in New York City
A Supermarket News provided an update on two initiatives supporting healthy food retail in New York. The article describes the work of the New York Healthy Food & Healthy Communities (HFHC) Fund, the statewide $30 million fund financing grocery stores in underserved communities, and FRESH (Food Retail Expansion to Support Health), a similar program focused…
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New Ally for Sustainable Agriculture in the Finance Department
A piece on the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Blog discusses the growing role that CDFIs are playing in supporting the growth of healthy, fresh food for underserved communities.…
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