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
By Sarah Wiemert, Healthy St. Pete Planner II For the month of August, Healthy St. Pete is partnering with The Kind Mouse to host their annual back-to-school food drive! The Kind Mouse has been delivering food to children through schools, after-school programs, and organizations that reach kids since 2012. Recently, the organization was awarded a $10,000 grant through the Community Food Grant program to support their operations in Healthy Food Priority Areas throughout the City of St. Petersburg. Childhood food access is
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