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HEALTH & WELLNESS
While food banks are emergency food
access points, they are also trusted,
steady opportunities to increase
access to healthy foods all year long.
Partnering With Food Banks to
Support Nutrition Security
By Maureen Neumann
I
t's not uncommon to put food banks in the same category as emergency
services, especially around the holidays. They often serve as a place
to access food in a time of need. In fact, Feeding America shares, " In
the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment and food insecurity
soared. In 2022, 49 million people turned to food banks and community
programs for help putting food on the table " (tinyurl.com/4hfhykxz).
But what if we shifted the narrative
and thought of food banks as
partners of Community Wellness
Hubs? Although food banks are
often wonderful emergency food
access points, they are also trusted,
steady opportunities to increase access
to healthy foods all year long
and support broad nutrition security
with consistent and equitable
access to healthy, safe, affordable
foods essential to optimal health
and well-being.
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Food Access
In the City of Richmond, California,
the recreation and neighborhood
services division hosted the
first-ever " Snow Day " event. The
division coordinated with the community
to design the programming
for the day and ensured food was
available from local food banks for
families to take home following the
event. More than 100 attendees of
all ages benefited from this partnership.
Outside of special events,
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Richmond has ensured that during
youth camps, all parents and caregivers
have access to produce and
nonperishables
from
the
food
bank. Word has spread about the
value of this partnership between
the food bank and the division, and
community members now see the
division's center as a hub for both
programming and food resources.
While San Diego County Parks
and Recreation is experienced in
recreation, health and wellness
opportunities, staff are admittedly
not the experts in food distribution.
The agency is, however, well suited
to overcome this challenge through
a partnership with Heaven's Windows,
a charitable food access organization
in San Diego County.

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