FOOD TRUST
1617 JOHN F KENNEDY BLVD NO 900, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103 www.thefoodtrust.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE FOOD TRUST (TFT), A NONPROFIT FOUNDED IN PHILADELPHIA IN 1992, STRIVES TO MAKE HEALTHY FOOD AVAILABLE TO ALL. TFT IS A REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEADER IN DEVELOPING NEW STRATEGIES TO PREVENT CHILDHOOD OBESITY AND OTHER DIET-RELATED DISEASES THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO FRESH FOOD AND PROVIDE NUTRITION EDUCATION IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

ENSURING EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE NUTRITIOUS FOOD AND INFORMATION TO MAKE HEALTHY DECISIONS

NUTRITION EDUCATION - THE FOOD TRUST (TFT) WORKS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD IN UNDERSERVED AREAS, ALONG WITH PROVIDING NUTRITION EDUCATION TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. IN THE PAST YEAR, TFT'S TEAM OF EDUCATORS CONDUCTED THE SCHOOL NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM IN AROUND 80 ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS OF PHILADELPHIA, NORRISTOWN, LANSDOWNE, CHESTER, ALLENTOWN, BETHLEHEM, AND READING, PA, AS WELL AS CAMDEN, NJ. TFT STAFF WORKED WITH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, PROVIDING CLASSROOM LESSONS, PARENT WORKSHOPS, YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, SCHOOL-WIDE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS TASTE TESTS, AND SPECIAL ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS COOKING IN THE CLASSROOM AND FARM FIELD TRIPS. TEACHERS AT PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS RECEIVED NUTRITION EDUCATION MATERIALS AND LESSON PLANS TO HELP INCORPORATE NUTRITION INTO THEIR CURRICULUM. TFT STAFF COLLABORATED WITH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO INNOVATE POLICY, SYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES AT THESE SCHOOL SITES, INCLUDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STUDENT-RUN FARM STANDS, CREATION OF SCHOOL GARDENS AND GARDENING CLUBS, AND RE-EVALUATION OF SCHOOL FOOD SERVICES.IN ADDITION, TFT PROVIDES NUTRITION EDUCATION FOR ADULTS IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES OF PHILADELPHIA, NORRISTOWN, CHESTER, ALLENTOWN, LANSDOWNE, AND READING, PA, AS WELL AS CAMDEN, NJ. HELD IN CHURCHES, LIBRARIES, FOOD STORES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY SITES, THESE ADULT NUTRITION EDUCATION LESSONS AND WORKSHOPS INTRODUCED PARTICIPANTS TO NEW FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, TAUGHT THEM HOW TO PREPARE HEALTHY MEALS, AND PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL TOURS OF NEARBY SUPERMARKETS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND HEALTHY CORNER STORES TO TEACH THEM HOW TO PURCHASE NUTRITIOUS FOOD IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS ON A BUDGET.

NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS - THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS WORKS ON A NUMBER OF PROJECTS TO IMPROVE NUTRITION, HEALTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN UNDERSERVED AREAS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THROUGH COLLABORATIONS WITH A VARIETY OF CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERS, THE CAMPAIGN IS WORKING TO STRENGTHEN FEDERAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS, SUCH AS SNAP, SNAP-ED AND HFFI. THE CAMPAIGN HAS WORKED AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL ON HFFI, IN AN EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHY FOOD RETAIL DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN HOSTS THE ANNUAL HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS CONVENING IN WASHINGTON TO FACILITATE A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE AMONG ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR GOALS. BY CONVENING THE SNAP-ED STRATEGY GROUP, THE CAMPAIGN WORKED TO SUPPORT THE SNAP-ED PROGRAM AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL DURING THE RECENT PASSAGE OF THE FARM BILL. THE CAMPAIGN IS WORKING WITH BUSINESSES TO FOCUS MARKETING EFFORTS ON HEALTHIER CHOICES AND IS EXPANDING SNAP-INCENTIVE PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE SUPPORT TO MAKE HEALTHIER FOOD MORE AFFORDABLE FOR THOSE ON FOOD STAMPS. THE CAMPAIGN ALSO PROMOTES THE HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS PORTAL SO ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES CAN SHARE SUCCESSES WITH ONE ANOTHER, AND PROVIDES RESOURCES AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH SHARED GOALS.

YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND THE GET HYPE PHILLY INITIATIVE - TFT CONTINUED ITS GET HYPE PHILLY! INITIATIVE, A COLLECTIVE OF 10 NONPROFITS LED BY TFT. THE COLLECTIVE WORKS TO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER PHILADELPHIA TEENS TO PARTICIPATE IN YOUTH LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE HEALTHY EATING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND BUILD HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES. AS PART OF THIS INITIATIVE, TFT CONTINUED ITS HYPE (HEALTHY YOU. POSITIVE ENERGY.) YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH INSPIRES MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BECOME LEADERS AND ADVOCATES TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES, FOSTERING CHANGE AMONG THEMSELVES, THEIR PEERS AND FAMILIES. THIS PAST YEAR, THE AGENCY'S HYPE STAFF PROVIDED TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOP YOUTH-LED WELLNESS COUNCILS IN 75 PUBLIC SCHOOLS. DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, HYPE STUDENT LEADERS ASSESSED THEIR FOOD ENVIRONMENT, THEN DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED HEALTHY ACTION PLANS TO INCREASE FOOD AND FITNESS OPPORTUNITIES IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. TFT ALSO HOSTED TWO YOUTH LEADERSHIP SUMMITS, WHICH EMPOWERED YOUTH LEADERS FROM PHILADELPHIA AND CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, TO CONNECT WITH STUDENTS ACROSS THESE TWO CITIES AND THINK ABOUT CREATIVE WAYS THEY CAN IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELLNESS AT THEIR SCHOOLS. THIS YEAR, THE HYPE TEAM EXPANDED THEIR HEALTHY RETAIL PROGRAMMING BY WORKING WITH YOUTH-LED WELLNESS COUNCILS TO PROMOTE NEARBY FARMERS MARKETS AND HEALTHIER OPTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CORNER STORE, AS WELL AS WORKING WITH PARTNERS TO HOLD IN-SCHOOL PRODUCE STANDS.

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