Freshly’sMarketinAberdeen,Mississippiis takingpartinDoubleUpFoodBucks
Aberdeen'sveryownFreshly'sMarket,a newconceptingroceryshopping introducedbyhometownheroMissKatina Holliday,hasannouncedthatthestorewill takepartinDoubleUpFoodBucks benefitingSupplementalNutrition AssistanceProgramrecipients.
Itallowstheseshoppersto doubletheirpurchasingpower upto$20perdaywhenbuying fruitsandvegetablesusing theirEBTcards.
MissHollidayopenedthe modernizedmega-storeinJanuary ofthisyearasameansofoffering localsaconvenientand geographicallydesirabledestination forpurchasingawideassortmentof high-qualitygroceries.
"WeareexcitedtointroduceDoubleUp FoodBuckstoourmanypatronswhorely onSNAPbenefitstomakeendsmeet," saysMissHolliday,whosharedthat Freshly'sMarketisoneof30participating storesacrossMississippiextendingfrom theDeltatotheGulfCoast.
"Thenewprogramisprovingtobeawin-win forthestateinthatfamilieswithlower incomenowhavebroaderaccesstohealthy foodswhilelocalfarmerswillsellmore produce."InadditiontoDoubleUpFood Bucks,Freshly'sMarketprovidesanumber ofotherconveniences...
Freshly'sMarketistheanchor storeofThePointe,a30,000square-footcomplexthatis alsothebrainchildofMiss Holliday.
ItalsohousesUrgent& PrimaryCareatthePointe andwilleventuallyplayhome toarestaurantandretail store.
Sincemovingawayfromherhometownin Aberdeen,Mississippi,MissHollidayhas becomeasuccessfulLA-basedentrepreneur whoisbestknownasthefounderandCEOof Holliday'sHelpingHands,anonprofitthat assistsbothhomelesspersonsandyoung mothersrecentlyreleasedfrompenal institutions.
Theprogramhasbeen recognizedforitsawardwinningapproachtoservingit underprivilegedclientsand becomeabeaconforother suchprograms.
Partofherstrategyishelpingclients develop"Roadmaps"fortheirfuturesdetailed,comprehensiveplansthathelp themhonetheirlifestyleskills,plan monthlybudgets,jobtrain,preparefor jobinterviewsandbecomegood neighborsandcitizens.
