The Alliance - Florida Blue Foundation Invests $14.5 Million Over Four Years to Improve Food Security and Health Conditions
Summary
Supporting organizations that improve access to affordable, healthy food allows us better serve our communities and provide people with more opportunities to live a healthy life.The nine nonprofit organizations receiving the funding from the Florida Blue Foundation will use the grants for community-based food security initiatives that not only provide access to nutritional food but address obstacles to food security in their communities.By supporting programs that make healthy food more accessible and affordable in communities across our state, the Florida Blue Foundation and our partners are meaningfully improving the health and well-being of children, families, and communities, said Susan Towler, executive director of Florida Blue Foundation. Chapman Partnership, Inc. (Miami-Dade County) Through Chapman Partnership and Feeding South Florida, the Healthy You program will provide nutrition education as well as hot meals, healthy snacks and food vouchers to men, women and children experiencing homelessness. FBH Community, Inc (Volusia County) The FBH Community plans to provide fresh fruits and vegetable boxes and host health fairs for people living in Midtown, Daytona, a food desert that has also been identified as one of Floridas poorest ZIP codes. Police Athletic League of Jacksonville (Duval County) The families of the children in PALs educational programs, will receive fresh produce delivered to their homes as well as nutrition education to teach families how to cook and prepare fresh produce. UCOM UrbanServ, Inc. (Duval County) This program provides meal deliveries to older adults with limited or no access to transportation.
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