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2014 Farm Bill Implementation: By the Numbers

Overview

2014 Farm Bill programs impact every American and millions of people around the world. Since President Obama signed it into law one year ago, USDA has made important progress to implement every title of the 2014 Farm Bill.

Building Healthy Communities

Overview

This brochure includes information on United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) policies and programs that help strengthen our food economy and local communities. There are brief descriptions of key Farm Bill provisions, examples of how some of these programs are being used, and links to more in-depth resources.

WEBINAR-Funding Your Healthy Food Project with USDA Resources

Overview

As a nation, we must foster a food system that ensures urban and rural communities have access to fresh and healthy foods; small and mid-size farmers can produce and market food in an economically and sustainable manner; and consumers have the resources they need to live healthy and productive lives.
 
This webinar introduces the audience to several programs at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and provide examples of how USDA funding is being tapped to improve access to healthy foods and support local food system development in low-income urban communities.

Approximately 1 Million Unemployed Childless Adults Will Lose SNAP Benefits in 2016 as State Waivers Expire

Overview

Roughly 1 million of the nation’s poorest people will be cut off SNAP (formerly known as the Food Stamp Program) over the course of 2016, due to the return in many areas of a three-month limit on SNAP benefits for unemployed adults aged 18-50 who aren’t disabled or raising minor children.  These individuals will lose their food assistance benefits after three months regardless of how hard they are looking for work. 

2012 Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) Grantee List

Overview

FY 2012 Healthy Food Financing Initiative Grantees.

2013 Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) Grantee List

Overview

FY 2013 Healthy Food Financing Initiative Grantees.

WEBINAR-Engaging Community Partners to Support Healthy Food Retail

Overview

Over the past several years, healthy food retail has become an effective strategy for improving the economic health and well-being of communities. Community leaders, businesses, nonprofits, and local government are recognizing the key to a successful operation often hinges on community involvement and participation. The integration of community in planning and development is essential to successfully increase access to healthy foods, create jobs, and provide communities with new or improved place-based spaces that encourage neighborhood revitalization.
 
This webinar discusses how healthy food retail developers are engaging community stakeholders to ensure local residents have a stake in, benefit from, and have greater access to healthy foods. Speakers in this webinar discuss how equitable development is a sustainable growth model and strategy to ensure residents benefit from having additional retail in their neighborhoods.
 
Webinar speakers include:
 
--Mary Lee, Deputy Director, PolicyLink (Moderator)
 
--Donna Leuchten, Director of Sustainable Food Systems, Uplift Solutions
 
--Esther Park, Community Outreach Coordinator, Los Angeles Food Policy Council
 
--Mariela Cedeño, Director, Social Enterprise and Microfinance, Mandela Marketplace

Food Oasis Portfolio

Overview

The Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Program at the Washington State Department of Health compiled a list of existing online resources to help communities improve access to healthy foods in all the places where people are born, live, learn, work, and play. These resources include: 
• Tools for assessing food environments.
• Strategies for building a food oasis in your community, schools, hospital,worksite, childcare, retailer.
• Funding opportunities.
• Research and reports on the importance of access to healthy foods.
 
 

Bringing Community Voices to the Table

Overview

 This report highlights key recommendations for how communities can work together to make sure that everyone, regardless of income or race, has access to healthy food, and  discusses the unequal access to healthy foods that exists in communities of color and for low-income communities in San José.Food access is important to the health and well-being of all of our families.

Healthy Food, Healthy Economies

Overview

The Food and Agriculture Policy Collaborative has identified four priorities for Farm Bill policies that would support healthy,
and economically sustainable food system that supports both consumers and producers.

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