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WIC/Seniors Incentive Program

Looking to create a incentive program for WIC and Seniors' Nutritional Assistance Program (NAPS) recipients. It would encourage recipients to purchase locally grown, nutritious fruits and vegetables at the Farmers Market.

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Project Impact(s): Food

This project is in Develop Phase

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Collaborators, Project Type, Impacts, Related Projects

Collaborators 

Lead Organization: Rochester Downtown Farmers Market

Contact: David Kotsonas ; Email: rochfarmmkt@hotmail.com ; Phone: (507)273-8232

Known/Likely Collaborators: Rochester Community Initiative (RCI) ; Rochester Farmers Markets

Potential Collaborators:


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Community Health Assessment Process


Impacts 

Major Impact: 

PlanScape Impacts :

Level 1: Food

Level 2:

DMC Impacts:

Livable City

Community Health Impacts:

Obesity, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Diabetes


Type of Project

 

 

 

Detailed Description

Specific: promote healthy choices by developing a program to encourage WIC recipients and Seniors to have a more nutritious diet.

Meaningful: support the health of the most "at risk" members of our community by giving them a financial incentive to purchase locally grown, nutritious fruits and vegetables at the Farmers Market.

Action-Oriented: promotion of the program to the Rochester business community and secure funding to support the program for 3-5 years.

Time Bound: would like to enact the program benefits beginning May 1, 2015.

 


Other Community News and Reports having impacts on:

Food
October 10, 2023: Food, health and culture intersections: Community-Led, Health Equity Structural Intervention Initiative
1. NIH Announcing Awardees  2. Video Clip from CMRC August Meeting; 3. Scoring results from NIH;  4. Interim Status to  CMRC and grant supporters.

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January 24, 2023: Community-Led, Health Equity Structural Intervention Initiative (OT2)
Rochester-area conversations to explain NIH ComPASS program submission and solicit letters of support from area CBOs. 

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October 25, 2022: Promoting cultural events and projects
Three community markets that could fit into the Community Hall concept: 2022 Winter Market (Golden Market Space) & Summer Night Market, Shared Kitchen

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October 10, 2022: 21st Community Space Concept Refinement
(1) Concept flyer of 21st Century Intercultural Space expressed as a Community Hall. (2) Community spaces examples from other communities. 

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October 30, 2020: The Village Community Garden & Learning Center a recipient of the 2020 PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation grant
Congratulation to the Village Community Garden & Learning Center being named a recipient of the 2020 PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation grant. 

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April 25, 2020: COVID-19 Survey and Resource List

In the last month we have seen an influx of challenges and barriers affecting our API communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the challenges we are hearing from our communities is the closure of schools and the implementation of distance learning.

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January 30, 2020: Origin of 21st Century Community Space
(1) Community Mobilization Resource Coalition formed to drive 21st Century Community Space. (2) Concept description of community space

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Last modified by support on 2021/09/05
Created by rochfarmmkt on 2014/09/15

 

 

 

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