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by Laurel MacMillan, Community Food Security Coalition

HCSN Issue Brief. The Supplier-Retailer Gap: Connecting Corner Stores with Local Foods

December 5, 2011 in Featured Articles, Reports

Winter, 2012.

Has your program struggled with sourcing fresh, local foods for corner stores? The Supplier-Retailer Gap: Connecting Corner Stores with Local Foods explores this issue in detail,  highlighting two different program approaches from opposite sides of the country: New York (GrowNYC) and Oregon (LCHAY). This Issue Brief, written by The Food Trust for the HCSN, outlines keys to success and lists resources for further exploration of the topic.

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by Liz Simmons, Community Food Security Coalition

Youth as Change Agents: Youth-Focused Corner Store Projects

June 1, 2011 in Reports

Healthy Corner Store Issue Briefs: Summer 2011

The Healthy Corner Stores Issue Brief is a new quarterly publication created by The Food Trust for the Healthy Corner Stores Network. Each thematic issue will include an introduction to the topic, project profiles, best practices, and resources.

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Each Issue Brief will be posted to the HCSN Discussion List, but it is possible that the email may be caught by spam filters. If you’d like to ensure that you receive every Issue Brief directly, you can subscribe to the Issue Brief email list. If you want to receive other announcements from the HCSN, you can subscribe to our HCSN Discussion List (in Google Groups).

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by Laurel MacMillan, Community Food Security Coalition

10 Tips for Engaging Youth in Your Corner Store Project

June 1, 2011 in Tools

June 2011

Youth can be extraordinarily powerful advocates in making their communities healthier places to live. Across the country, young people are bringing fresh ideas and enthusiasm to healthy corner store projects. When youth are engaged in creating community change, they are more likely to adopt the practices they are promoting while developing skills that they will continue to use throughout their lives. We encourage you to consider these tips for engaging young people in your corner store project.

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by Laurel MacMillan, Community Food Security Coalition

10 Collaboration-Building Tips for your Healthy Corner Store Project

May 1, 2011 in Tools

May 2011

Although successful Healthy Corner Store initiatives vary in many ways, they each share one common element: a commitment to strong and open collaboration. You will need to assemble a team that can speak for and represent a broad cross-section of the community. Committed and motivated residents can provide a foundation of trust with store owners, and are often willing to take the lead on implementing and sustaining changes in the store’s healthy food options. We encourage you to consider these tips as early in your planning as possible. It is never too soon to identify collaborative partners and address any potential misperceptions or misunderstanding within the community. You will be saving yourself a lot of unnecessary worry and extra work down the line.

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by Liz Simmons, Community Food Security Coalition

Fresh Food Retail Development: Corner Store Conversions

March 1, 2011 in Reports

Healthy Corner Store Issue Brief: Spring 2011

The Healthy Corner Stores Issue Brief is a new quarterly publication created by The Food Trust for the Healthy Corner Stores Network. Each thematic issue will include an introduction to the topic, project profiles, best practices, and resources.

Receive Issue Briefs by Email

Each Issue Brief will be posted to the HCSN Discussion List, but it is possible that the email may be caught by spam filters. If you’d like to ensure that you receive every Issue Brief directly, you can subscribe to the Issue Brief email list. If you want to receive other announcements from the HCSN, you can subscribe to our HCSN Discussion List (in Google Groups).

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by Liz Simmons, Community Food Security Coalition

Healthy Corner Stores as an Economic Development Strategy

January 1, 2011 in Reports

Healthy Corner Store Issue Brief: Winter 2011

The Healthy Corner Stores Issue Brief is a new quarterly publication created by The Food Trust for the Healthy Corner Stores Network. Each thematic issue will include an introduction to the topic, project profiles, best practices, and resources.

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