Reports & Publications
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Featured publications
about Healthy Food Access
Community Development and Healthy Food Access in New Jersey (2022)
SNAP in the Southeast: Putting Food on the Table During the Pandemic and Beyond (2021)
Closing the SNAP Gap: Preventing Hunger and Strengthening Communities in Minnesota (2021)
Boosting NJ SNAP: Eliminating Barriers to Participation (2021)
Closing the SNAP Gap: Working Together to End Hunger & Strengthen SNAP in South Carolina (2021)
Closing the SNAP Gap: Why CalFresh Matters for LA County (2020)
Closing the SNAP Gap in Denver: Recommendations to Prevent Hunger and Strengthen Communities (2018)
Closing the SNAP Gap: Recommendations to Prevent Hunger and Strengthen SNAP in Houston (2018)
The Calfresh Gap: Understanding Low Rates of Participation for Los Angeles County (2018)
Food for Every Child: The Need for More Healthy Food Retail in Louisville (2018)
Food for Every Child: The Need for More Healthy Food Access in North Carolina (2018)
The SNAP Gap: Understanding Low Rates of Participation for Houston (2018)
Food for Every Child: Access and Demand for Healthy Food in the Paso del Norte Region / Alimentos Para Cada Niño Accesso y Demanda de Alimentos Saludabes en la Región de el Paso del Norte (2017)
Food for Every Child: The Need for Healthy Food Financing in Virginia (2015)
Food for Every Child: The Need for Healthy Food Financing in Michigan (2015)
Food for Every Child: The Need for Healthy Food Retail in the Greater Dallas Area (2015)
Food for Every Child: The Need for Healthy Food Financing in Alabama (2015)
Healthy Food Access in Pennsylvania: Building on Success, Reinvesting in Communities, Creating Jobs (2015)
Food for Every Child: A Plan to Improve Health and Economic Vitality in Massachusetts (2015)
Food for Every Child: The Need for Healthy Food Financing in Ohio (2014)
The Healthy Food Financing Handbook: From Advocacy to Implementation (2013)
Roadmap for Encouraging Grocery Development in Houston and Texas (2012)
Harnessing the Power of Supermarkets to Help Reverse Childhood Obesity (2011)
Food for Every Child: The Need for More Supermarkets in Tennessee (2011)
Food for Every Child: The Need for More Supermarkets in Massachusetts (2010)
The Grocery Gap: Who Has Access to Healthy Food and Why It Matters (2010)
Building Healthy Communities: Expanding Access to Fresh Food Retail (2009)
about Schools
Get HYPE Philly!: A Youth-Led Movement to Build a Healthier Philadelphia (2016)
Growing Healthy Communities: The Food Trust's Approach to Nutrition Education (2015)
The Preschool Initiative: Building a Healthy Foundation for Life (2011)
The Kindergarten Initiative: A Healthy Start to a Healthy Life
Healthy School Toolkit (2008)
about Corner Stores
Community Health Hubs: Building Partnerships that Support Access to Good Food and Good Health (2018)
Heart Smarts: Partnering With Corner Stores to Improve Community Health (2016)
Healthier Corner Stores: Positive Impacts, Profitable Changes (2014)
Issue Brief: The Supplier-Retailer Gap: Connecting Corner Stores with Local Foods (2012)
Issue Brief: Healthy Corner Stores as an Economic Development Strategy (2011)
Issue Brief: Youth as Change Agents: Youth-Focused Corner Store Projects (2011)
Issue Brief: Fresh Food Retail Development: Corner Store Conversions (2011)
other publications
Ready Set Grow: Emerging Strategies to Support Farm to Early Care and Education in Pennsylvania (2018)
Healthy Food in Small Stores: Strategies to Close the Distribution Gap in Underserved Communities (2015)
Understanding the Role of Community Development Finance in Improving Access to Healthy Food (2014)