Raleigh Food Corridor Nutrition Hub Project

Please join us on September 20 as we introduce a new approach to community, food security, and health in Southeast Raleigh. We are excited to share the launch of the Raleigh FoodCorridor Nutrition Hub Pilot Project, and we'd love your participation at our Overview Meeting on Sept 20, and at any of our community planning workshops that follow: Oct 3, Oct 4, and one more TBD . . . 

Nutrition hubs increase neighborhood-level food and health access through collective action and coordination. By co-locating multiple food, education, health and nutrition activities at one neighborhood site, nutrition hubs will lower barriers, increase access, and connect diverse activities directly to community needs. Nutrition hubs are also a recommended action in "Moving Beyond Hunger," the forthcoming Wake County Comprehensive Food Security Plan.

The Nutrition Hub pilots are located at Raleigh Food Corridor partners with existing multi-activity sites (such as community gardens, micro-farms, teaching kitchens, job training, or health access) where, with the right alignment of goals, many other partners could contribute resources, provide activities and programs, or directly engage communities. To build energy and impact around our Nutrition Hub locations, Community Food Lab has designed a community-based planning process to run from July - October 2017. Your participation will play a critical part in the project’s success - we need your input, ideas, and energy!

The following goals are included as priorities in this project:

·         Fresh food access

·         Access to nutrition and health resources

·         Urban agriculture

·         Jobs and economic opportunity

More information is available below and on the attached flyer. Please register for the workshops email janie@communityfoodlab.org by September 1st.

NUTRITION HUB OVERVIEW MEETING: the concept, big ideas, case studies, next steps. If you come to one event this is the one!

When: Wednesday, September 20th, 2017 from 5:30-8pm

Where: Alliance Medical Ministry, Sanctuary, 101 Donald Ross Drive, Raleigh, NC 27610

HUB-SPECIFIC ACTION PLANNING WORKSHOPS: hands-on interactive planning sessions tailored to specific Hub sites.

Workshop #1: Passage Home

When: Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017 from 1-4:30pm

Where: Passage Home Safety Club, 513 Branch Street, Raleigh, NC 27601

Topics:

·         Neighborhood food economy

·         Social enterprise

·         Community engagement

Workshop #2: Alliance Medical Ministry
When: Wednesday, October 4th, 2017 from 1-4:30pm

Where: Alliance Medical Ministry, 101 Donald Ross Drive, Raleigh, NC 27610
Topics:

·         Food access

·         Placemaking and transportation

·         Health and nutrition