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Community Food Security - Newark, New Jersey (redirected from Community Food Security - Newark, NJ)

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Issue Brief

Scope of the Problem factual statements on the extent of the problem in the past, current, or future

Past Policy key legislation and milestones including significant policy and funding shifts, major studies, etc.

Farmers Market Initiative, The BCDC Farmers Market Initiative will operate in Newark, NJ from June through October 2009. BCDC's Farmers Market Initiative, one component of the Newark Fresh Foods Program, uniquely expands access to locally grown fresh food for Newark residents while supporting farmers within our region.

Current Policy summary of current policies in the form of legislation, programs, and funding

Newark Nutrition Project for the Elderly, which provides well-balanced nutritious meals to the
   senior citizens who are at least 60 of age and the disabled. The project currently operates 13
   congregate nutrition sites in the City of Newark located in all five wards. The project also provides
   meals-on-wheels to the homebound elderly.

SuNup Food Program, which consists of two feeding programs that provide nutritious meals for
children in the City of Newark:

Summer Food Program: This program provides breakfast and lunch during the summer months to children who reside in the city and are between the ages of 0 and 18.
Childcare Food Program: This program provides snacks and/or dinners to any nonprofit organization
that offers afterschool activities to children between the ages of 6 and 12. It also provides two main meals and a snack to daycare centers with children between the ages of 2 and 5.

Key Organizations/Individuals contacts for public and private organizations and key individuals