Policy Solutions to the 'Grocery Gap'
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
In this article, the authors present the Food Trust's five-step framework for increasing access to fresh, healthy food in various locales.
Food Access
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Study Shows a Little Money Buys a Lot of Calories at City Corner Stores
October 12, 2009 | News Release
Fifty-three percent of kids surveyed visited a corner store daily, five days per week; Chips and candy top the list of items purchased, but efforts are being made to increase healthy options.
Philadelphia Project Works with Corner Stores to Improve Students' Snacking Choices
February 1, 2007 | Program Result
Staff at The Food Trust conducted a Corner Store Campaign to change the school and community environments to support healthy eating among children and adolescents.
The Food Trust: Increasing the Availability of Health Food
October 1, 2012 | Book
This is the story of the story of The Food Trust from its beginning in Philadelphia’s Reading Market to the present day. The Food Trust brings supermarkets and other healthy food outlets to underserved areas.
Pittsburgh-Area Supermarket a Showplace for Healthier Food Options
November 22, 2011 | Story
Winning Strategies in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity.
Snacking in Children
November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The easy availability of low-nutrition snacks may contribute to childhood obesity in minority and low-income communities.
Families Find Work After Welfare - But for Half of Them, Not Enough to Stave off Hunger
May 16, 2003 | Program Result
The Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation examined the effects of welfare reform on the lives of low-income families and analyzed how welfare reform strategies were implemented.