Healthy St Pete: Healthy Food Action Plan 8-2-24; Sarah Wiemert and Meagan Young

Healthy St. Pete is excited to be facilitating, through community participation and organizational partnership, a Healthy Food Action Plan. Funded by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the Healthy Food Action Plan will guide short- and long-term projects, partnerships, and policies that address food access issues in Healthy Food Priority Areas to promote health equity in St. Petersburg. It will improve access to and education about healthy, affordable food sources and agencies, increase the role of food in economic development, prevent food waste, and enhance coordination and communication among existing food resources and agencies.

Sarah Wiemert and Meagan Young from Healthy St Pete provide information on The Community Food Grant Program. A competitive grant program that aims to improve health equity for all residents in St. Petersburg by funding local non-profit agencies who will implement projects that align with the Healthy Food Action Plan (HFAP) Areas of Focus and strategies.
The City will award up to $300,000 total, in tiers of $10,000, $25,000, and $50,000 to area nonprofit organizations that submit projects aligning with one or more of the Healthy Food Action Plan’s areas of focus that include supporting local food economy and community building, improving food access and security, and strengthening community health and wellness. Projects should be implemented from January 1 – December 31, 2025.
For more information: 
https://www.healthystpetefl.com/st-peterburg-healthy-food-action-plan-a-path-toward-health-equity/

https://www.healthystpetefl.com/food-access/

https://www.stpete.org/government/initiatives___programs/healthy_food_action_plan.php

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