Rural Project Examples: Food security and nutrition

Other Project Examples

The Hunger Coalition's Bloom Truck and Bloom Markets

Added July 2023

• Need: To improve access to healthy, affordable food for low-income families and children in Blaine County, Idaho in a stigma-free way.
• Intervention: A truck that delivers free, healthy meals to kids in local neighborhoods and a farm stand selling fresh produce at heavily discounted rates.
• Results: The Bloom Truck delivers meals to between 250 and 400 children each summer, with 1,599 meals served in June of 2023.

South Dakota Harvest of the Month Program

Updated/reviewed May 2023

• Need: To encourage children to make healthy eating choices through learning and tasting.
• Intervention: Brief, fun, and informative presentations and tastings for children on over 42 different fruits and vegetables.
• Results: Participants are exposed to new foods and show more interest in healthy eating.

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