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Model Program - Establishing Supermarkets with Government Partnerships

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Model Program

 

Establishing Supermarkets with Government Partnerships

 

 

Summary    one paragraph description


  • "In 1995 concerned residents [of West Fresno, California] came together to spur development and to prioritize what they wanted most from the city. The construction of a supermarket was at the top of their list. Together with the Affordable Housing Coalition, which includes churches and community groups, residents began advocating for a supermarket. They held news conferences and demanded that the city council set aside money from its $11 million Community Development Block Grant to build a shopping center in their community. " Link
  • The Food Trust, based in Philadelphia, partnered with state agencies to enact similar policies, gaining 30 million over three years to seed into developing shopping and supermarkets in food desert and low-income areas. Link 

 

Goal    short description of the policy or program goal  


  • To establish a supermarket/shopping center near communities located in food deserts via government funds.

 

Cost    total policy or program cost; also include per person cost if available 


  • Costs for materials to educate and disseminate information may be associated with the West Fresno-based project. 

 

 

Implementation    describe how the policy or program is implemented (esp. who, how) 


  • "Over several years, these concerned residents attended public hearings, met with city council members and other public officials, turned out hundreds of residents at city council meetings and worked with the media to get coverage of their struggle. Once the supermarket campaign gained political support, the coalition continued its advocacy efforts to ensure that the city allocated redevelopment funds, helped local government officials negotiate with local property owners to secure the land for the site, got a police sub-station built to ensure security at the shopping center and urged the city to approve final zoning for the market." Link
  • "From [the Food Trust's] task force – and the support of Pennsylvania State Representative Dwight Evans – came the Pennsylvania's Fresh Food Financing Initiative(FFFI), an innovative grants and loan program to encourage fresh food retail development in underserved areas. Pennsylvania's FFFI was seeded with $30 million in state funds over three years, and this seed money was leveraged by The Reinvestment Fund, a Community Financial Development Institution. The Reinvestment Fund and The Food Trust co-managed the initiative." 

 

 

Evaluation    summarize any evaluation findings that policy or program effectiveness 


  • "...In 1999, the West Fresno Food Maxx opened. It has been serving the community for more than six years and provides a good selection of high quality, affordable produce and other healthy foods. A health education center, a locally owned Mexican restaurant, a chain video store and a variety of other retail outlets now surround the supermarket." Link 
  • "Pennsylvania's FFFI approved 88 projects for funding, representing 1.67 million square feet of retail space and 5,000 jobs created or retained, making healthy food more available to an estimated 400,000 of the state’s under-served residents." 

 

 

Status    indicate whether this policy or program has been adopted in more locations or remains a proposal  


  • Policy is still currently operating state-wide in Pennsylvania, as of 2015.

 

Point of View    quotations from those in support or opposition to this policy or program  


 

Contact     contact information for sponsor of this policy or program 


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Bibliography    link to any additional readings or websites related to this policy or program  


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