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Saturday Morning Market partners with SNAP to feed families in need

Saturday Morning Market partners with SNAP to feed families in need

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Survey Explores Healthy Food Access Barriers for Florida SNAP Participants

Feeding Florida’s Fresh Access Bucks (FAB) offer(s) an immediate option for SNAP participants to double their SNAP dollar for fresh fruits and vegetables. 

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FAB 5 Visit Meacham Urban Farm

Tucked up next to a historic church, now in disrepair, and sandwiched between a towering residential building and a sprawling concrete parking lot, Meacham Urban Farms is in an unsuspecting site. Its mere 2 acres are sprawling with edible diversity.

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Feeding Florida awarded $4.9 million to continue SNAP fruit and vegetable purchasing program

“When we impact food security of families and communities such as access, affordability and awareness, we help mitigate associated costly issues, which can be detrimental to health, development, and well-being." said Velma Monteiro-Tribble, Senior Director, Community Investments at Florida Blue Foundation.

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    More than 3.1 million Floridians struggle to afford nutritious food.
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    69% of food bank assisted households had to choose between food and transportation.
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    79% of food bank recipients also purchased inexpensive, unhealthy food to make ends meet.
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    73% of food-assisted households had to choose between food and their home utilities.
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    2.2 Million Floridians lack proper food access. Of those, over 660,000 are children.
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    51% of food bank assisted households eat food past the expiration date.
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