California Strikes Gold: $200 Million for Access to Fresh Food

July 30th, 2011 - Jill Ettinger

Grocery Shopping

Californians may have just spotted a gem amidst the rubble of America’s crumbling economy: The California FreshWorks Fund is a $200 million public-private partnership aimed at increasing healthy and affordable food for the state’s most challenged communities.

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Major U.S. Bank to Invest in Bringing Healthy Options to Food Deserts

June 28th, 2011 - Jill Ettinger

Save-A-Lot

A portion of investments from the U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation will begin to go towards projects focused on healthy and affordable foods, the organization announced earlier this month.

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