Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO BUILD HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. WE BELIEVE PERSONAL WELLNESS IS THE CORNERSTONE OF A THRIVING COMMUNITY. WHEN HEALTHY PEOPLE HAVE RELATIONSHIPS THAT FUNCTION BETTER, THEIR FAMILIES OPERATE MORE EFFECTIVELY AND THEIR COMMUNITIES ARE MORE COHESIVE. OUR PROGRAMS SHAPE HEALTH, INFLUENCE SYSTEMATIC CHANGES AND ADDRESS THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, THAT TRIGGERS AND SUSTAIN INEQUALITIES. OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO CREATE A LOCAL ENVIRNMENT THAT PROMOTES POSITIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES AND LONG- TERM COMMUNITY WELL-BEING.
OUR FRESH STOP AND MOBILE MARKET PROGRAMS PROVIDE CONSISTENT ACCESS OF FRESH WHOLE FOODS TO PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN FOOD INSECURE AREAS. WE PURCHASE WHOLE FOODS FROM LOCAL FARMERS, FISHERS, AND WHOLESALE PRODUCE DISTRIBUTORS TO SUPPLY OUR MARKETS. WE ARE OPERATING AS A FOOD HUB TO INCREASE FOOD ACCESS IN FOOD DESERT AREAS OF NEW ORLEANS AND BUILD A COMMUNITY BASED FOOD SYSTEM THROUGH SUPPORTING LOCAL FARMERS AND PRODUCERS. WE ARE WORKING TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY-BASED FOOD SYSTEM BY LINKING GOOD FOOD GROWN BY LOCAL FARMERS WITH CONSUMERS, OUR NETWORK OF COMMUNITY RESIDENTS AND ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS. BUILD A HEALTHY AND ECONOMICALLY VITAL ENVIRNOMENT FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES, SENIORS, AND GENERATIONS TO COME. OUR MARKET ACCEPTS CASH, CREDIT, SNAP BENEFITS, VEGGIE RX VOUCHERS AND LOUISIANA FARMERS MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM VOUCHERS. THE FRESH STOP MARKET IS A FRESH PRODUCE RETAIL MARKET IN THE LOWER NINTH WARD AREA OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. AS A WEEKLY FOOD HUB THAT OPERATES YEAR-ROUND, THE MARKET CREATES A COMMUNITY SPACE WHERE EVERYONE IS WELCOME. THE FRESH STOP CARRIES LOCALLY SOURCED PRODUCE, EGGS, BREADS, AND SEAFOOD. THE MARKET'S PRESENCE ON ST. CLAUDE AVE. A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD HELPS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTH FOOD CHOICES FOR RESIDENTS. THE MOBILE MARKET IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VILLA AT ST. MAURICE TO PROVIDE FRESH PRODUCE TO SENIOR CITIZENS IN THE LOWER NINTH WARD BY PROVIDING THIS MOBILE FRESH FOOD OUTLET. WE ARE ADDRESSING TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS AND IMPROVING FRESH FOOD ACCESS FOR ELDERS IN THE LOWER NINTH WARD.
OUR VEGGIE DOLLARS PROGRAM PROVIDES VOUCHERS FOR LOW-INCOME SHOPPERS WHO RECEIVES SUPPLEMENTAL FOODS AND HEALTH BENEFITS TO PURCHASE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, AND HELP INCREASE FOOD ACCESS THROUGH AFFORDABILITY CUSTOMERS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF PARTNERING SENIOR CENTERS FOR MOBILE MARKET STOPS ALSO RECEIVE SENIOR CARD DISCOUNTS WHEN THEY PURCHASE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES THE SNAP MATCH PROGRAM INCREASES THE PURCHASING POWER OF RESIDENTS FOR FRESH PRODUCE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE A MATCH OF UP TO 10.00 WITH LOUISIANA PURCHASE BENEFITS TO BUY FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES AT OUR MARKETS, THE FOOD PANTRY OFFERS HEART HEALTHY FRESH GROCERIES AT THE SANKOFA COMMUNITY CENTER AND SNAP ENROLLMENT OR RENEWAL ASSISTANCE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK. THE FOODS WE OFFER TO FAMILIES FOLLOW AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION NUTRITION GUIDELINES.
OUR HEALTHY HEARTBEATS PROGRAM SHARES INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO PREVENT HEART DISEASE AS WELL AS PROVIDE HIGH RISK INDIVIDUALS WITH ACCESS TO HEALTHY, AFFORDABLE FOOD. THE KEY COMPONENT OF SANKOFA'S INTERVENTION IS EMPOWERMENT. EVERY MONTH, PARTICIPANTS GATHER TO TAKE THEIR BLOOD PRESSURE, LEARN ABOUT HEART-HEALTHY LIVING, AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER THROUGH THEIR JOURNEY TO LIFESTYLE CHANGE. GROUPS ARE PEER-LED BY COMMUNITY HEALTH AMBASSADORS WHO PROVIDE INFORMATION THAT IS CULTURALLY RELEVANT USING AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S EMPOWERED TO SERVE CURRICULUM. ADDITIONALLY, PARTICIPANTS TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN RECEIVING AND UNDERSTANDING THEIR HEALTH DATA. AS A RESULT OF HEALTHY HEARTBEATS' MULTI-PRONGED INTERVENTION, WE HAVE OBSERVED SIGNIFICANT DROPS IN SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE AND EVIDENCE OF CHANGE IN PARTICIPANTS' BEHAVIORS AND KNOWLEDGE. THE HEALTHY HEARTBEATS CLASSES WERE HELD AT THE SANKOFA CDC OFFICE AS WELL AS VILLA SR. MAURICE, LOWER NINTH WARD SENIOR CENTER, AND DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY HEALTH CENTER-NEW ORLEANS EAST.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Christine Thomas | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Terrance Taylor | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Stephenie Marshall | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Melissa Lee | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Molly Hegarty | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Melissa Duplantier | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Dawn Davis | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Tribble Condor | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Rev Richard Bell | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
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