Community Food Grant Program Update – 2026 Applications Now Open!
In its inaugural year, The Community Food Grant Program funded nine local organizations committed to advancing health equity through food security projects with $300,000. In the final months of the project terms, we review two organizations and the incredible work they are doing through the grant. Now accepting applications for the 2026 Community Food Grant Program! Informed by the Healthy Food Action Plan, the Community Food Grant Program aims to improve health equity for all residents in St. Petersburg by funding local
Community Food Grant Program Update – St. Pete First United Methodist Church & St. Pete Free Clinic
By Sarah Wiemert, Healthy St. Petersburg, Health Planner II In its inaugural year, The Community Food Grant Program funded nine local organizations committed to advancing health equity through food security projects with $300,000. In the final months of the project terms, we review two organizations and the incredible work they are doing through the grant. St. Pete First United Methodist Church | $45,000 Helping Hands for Hungry Kids Healthy food pantries located in four public schools within Healthy Food Priority Areas to serve families
Community Food Grant Program Update – Daystar Life & 15th St. Farm
By Sarah Wiemert, Healthy St. Petersburg, Health Planner II As the fall season rolls in and the final quarter of the Community Food Grant Program (CFGP) comes to a close, Healthy St. Pete is reflecting on the important work that our grant subrecipients are doing to improve health equity through food security. Continue reading for program updates from two of our funded partner organizations and keep an eye out for one more monthly CFGP update!! Daystar Life | $10,000 Growing Access: From Garden
Community Food Grant Program Update – Reach St. Pete & Community Health Centers Pinellas
By Sarah Wiemert, Healthy St. Petersburg, Health Planner II Today marks nine months of action for food security in St. Pete through the Community Food Grant Program (CFGP), a part of the Healthy Food Action Plan. As the funded organizations’ projects approach the final quarter of their year-long term, Healthy St. Pete is highlighting their great work. Keep reading for an update on two of the funded partner organizations and keep an eye out for monthly CFGP updates! Reach St. Pete |
Community Food Grant Program Updates – 360 Eats & The Kind Mouse
By Sarah Wiemert, Healthy St. Petersburg, Health Planner II This month, the inaugural cohort of Community Food Grant Program (CFGP) recipients celebrate eight months of action for food security in St. Pete! As the projects approach the final quarter of their terms, Healthy St. Pete is highlighting the great work our community organizations have accomplished with the help of the CFGP funding. Keep reading for an update on two of our funded partner organizations and keep an eye out for monthly
March is National Nutrition Month
By Summer Hargreaves, RD, LD/N, CLC. Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County March is National Nutrition Month, and this year's theme, "Food Connects Us," underscores the essential role that food plays in building community bonds and promoting health. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) plays a vital role in enhancing community health by providing essential nutritional support and education to low-income families. By providing access to nutritious foods, breastfeeding support, and health care referrals, WIC helps
What Are Food Systems and Why Are They Important?
By Sarah Wiemert, Planner II The Healthy Food Action Plan focuses on uplifting and expanding aspects of the St. Petersburg food system that residents identified as priority initiatives during the community engagement phase of the Plan. A food system is an integral part of communities. But what exactly is a food system, and how does it influence whether a community is thriving? Food Systems 101 A food system is a collection of physical processes and abstract ideas that interact with people, communities, and
St. Peterburg Healthy Food Action Plan: A Path Toward Health Equity
By Sarah Wiemert, Food Systems Planner Healthy St. Pete is excited to be facilitating, through community participation and organizational partnership, a Healthy Food Action Plan. Funded by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the Healthy Food Action Plan will guide short- and long-term projects, partnerships, and policies that address food access issues in Healthy Food Priority Areas to promote health equity in St. Petersburg. It will improve access to and education about healthy, affordable food sources and agencies, increase the