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FOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY
$426,638 SAVED GROCERY COSTS families commuting into Jackson daily. Both of these programs were created and are run by their respective communities; incredible examples of what is possible with shared decision-making.

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Hole Food Rescue’s Food for the Community//Comida de la Comunidad (FFC) is a direct-to-community model that focuses on reducing barriers inherent to traditional food access such as time, location, language, and choice.



Picture a farmer's market with no financial transactions. An important aspect of this program is the ability to diminish the stigma around food assistance by assuring participants that the food they take home helps reduce food waste in Jackson.
COMMUNITY-RUN:
2022 was a breakthrough year for FFCs with more than 1000 individual visits per month, a 27% increase from 2021. It also brought about a significant change of transferring ownership of these programs to the people utilizing them - an idea known as Participatory Framework. A team of 18 FFC Coordinators now share the responsibility of running these sites every week in their respective neighborhoods. These leaders are passionate about reducing food waste and cultivating food security in their communities.
“I have received food at programs for a few years; I was excited to reduce waste and have access to nutritional food. I also signed up for the school age kids grocery bag each week. Because I have always been treated with dignity and kindness at HFR, I recently started volunteering to coordinate at my neighborhood stop. Seeing neighbors and new friends access essential food with good vibes is super cool for our whole community.” - Sandra, FFC South
FFC PROGRAM EXPANSION:
In 2022, HFR launched two additional FFC sites; The Grove and FFC South. After considerable research and participant involvement, it was evident that a location south of town could benefit a number of