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'''The Food Trust''' is a [[nonprofit organization]]. It was founded in 1992 by Duane Perry in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. The current executive director is Yael Lehmann. The goal of the organization is to improve the health of children and adults by providing better nutrition. The Food Trust works with neighborhoods, schools, grocers, farmers and policymakers to implement a comprehensive approach to improved food access that combines nutrition education and greater availability of affordable, healthy food. It is currently operating 25 [[farmer's markets]] in the Philadelphia region. The markets accept SNAP/[[Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program|food stamps]] (EBT/Access cards), Farmers' Market Nutrition Program vouchers and Philly Food Bucks. The Food Trust is funded by private foundations, government grants, and individual donors.

[http://thefoodtrust.org/about/mission The Food Trust]'s mission is ensuring that everyone has access to affordable, nutritious food and information to make healthy decisions. Working with [http://thefoodtrust.org/what-we-do/corner-store neighborhoods], [http://thefoodtrust.org/what-we-do/schools schools], [http://thefoodtrust.org/what-we-do/supermarkets grocers], [http://thefoodtrust.org/farmers-markets farmers] and [http://thefoodtrust.org/what-we-do/policy-change policymakers], the organization has developed a comprehensive approach to improved food access that combines nutrition education and greater availability of affordable, healthy food.

==History==

In 1992, The Food Trust – then known as The Farmers' Market Trust – began directing nutrition education classes for inner-city children at [[Reading Terminal Market]], a Philadelphia farmer's market. The organization proceeded to open its first farmer's market at Tasker Homes, a public housing development in the [[Grays Ferry]] neighborhood of Philadelphia. Once a week, with the help of the Tasker Homes Tenant Council, the organization's small staff set up one long table of produce. "People hadn't seen that kind of quality produce in their neighborhood before," The Food Trust founder Duane Perry recalls.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thefoodtrust.org/about/mission|title=The Food Trust {{!}} Our Mission|website=thefoodtrust.org|language=en|access-date=2017-09-30}}</ref> In the two decades since the opening of the Tasker Homes market, The Food Trust has worked with neighborhoods, schools, grocers, farmers and policymakers in Philadelphia and across the country to change public understanding of healthy food and to increase its availability.

~~The Food Trust was founded 20 years ago with a simple idea: healthy change.~~

==Partners==▼

There were neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia where residents couldn’t easily buy healthy foods like fruits and vegetables. And science shows us that people who live in these underserved neighborhoods are more at risk for serious diet-related diseases like obesity.

The Food Trust has a ~~private-public~~private–public partnership with Pennsylvania Fresh Food Financing Initiative (FFFI). Since its launch in 2004, FFFI has funded 83 supermarket projects throughout the state. The $85 million partnership is managed by The Reinvestment Fund. It has provided funding for 88 fresh-food retail projects in 34 Pennsylvania counties, creating or preserving more than 5,023 jobs.▼

The Food Trust – then known as The Farmers’ Market Trust, an off-shoot of Philadelphia’s venerable Reading Terminal Market – began with one farmers’ market at Tasker Homes, a public housing development in South Philadelphia. Once a week, with the help of the Tasker Homes Tenant Council, they set up one long table overflowing with produce. It was the only source of fresh fruits and vegetables in the community. “People hadn’t seen that kind of quality produce in their neighborhood before,” The Food Trust founder Duane Perry recalls.

In 2013, the three organizations launched the Healthy Food Access Portal to bring together the rapidly growing body of research, tools, and resources for healthy food access advocates, practitioners, and food system entrepreneurs. This site harnesses data and resources to equip communities with the tools and information needed to successfully plan and implement equitable policies, programs, and projects, as well as to launch innovative food system businesses that improve access to healthy food in low-income communities and communities of color.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://healthyfoodaccess.org/about-portal/partnership|title=Our Partnership {{!}} Healthy Food Access Portal|website=healthyfoodaccess.org|language=en|access-date=2017-09-30}}</ref>

In the two decades since the opening of the Tasker Homes market, The Food Trust has worked with neighborhoods, schools, grocers, farmers and policymakers in Philadelphia and across the country to change how we all think about healthy food and to increase its availability. Together, they have brought supermarkets to communities that have gone decades without one. We’ve helped corner store owners introduce fresh produce, low-fat dairy and whole grains. They’ve taken soda and junk food out of schools, and we’ve taught students to appreciate foods like apples and cherry tomatoes.

The organization also hosts events alongside the [[Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger]] and [[Philabundance]].<ref name="gene_HowG">{{Cite web| title = How Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger finds corporate sponsors for its fundraising events| author = Hong, Albert| work = Generocity Philly| date = 2017-04-03| access-date = 31 January 2019| url = https://generocity.org/philly/2017/04/03/greater-philadelphia-coalition-hunger-corporate-sponsors/}}</ref><ref name="news_Temp">{{Cite web| title = Temple is taking charge in the fight against hunger| author = Burton, Jazmyn| work = Temple Now| date = 2015-09-24| access-date = 2 February 2019| url = https://news.temple.edu/news/2015-09-24/temple-taking-charge-fight-against-hunger}}</ref>

A recent study by the Philadelphia Department of Public Health found that – for the first time in decades – the obesity rates among Philadelphia school children decreased by 5 percent between 2006 and 2010.<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0182.htm</ref> This is one of the first studies showing a reversal of the country’s troubling obesity trends, and it suggests that together, they have found a key to obesity prevention: a comprehensive approach that combines nutrition education and increased access to healthy foods.

==Markets==▼

* 10th & Germantown -– 10th Street at Germantown Avenue▼

▲==Partners==

* Schuylkill River Park -– 25th Street at Spruce Street▼

In 2011, The Food Trust partnered with Phillies pitcher, [[Brad Lidge]] and his wife Lindsay Lidge to prevent the obesity epidemic that is threatening children. The partnered organization is named Team Up. The couple offers nutrition advice along with Lidge family recipes on their Team Up website.

* Frankford Transportation Center -– Bustleton Avenue at Frankford Avenue▼

* Kingsessing -– 58th Street at Chester Street▼

* Haddington Friday -– 52nd Street at Haverford Avenue▼

* Strawberry Mansion -– North 33rd Street at Diamond Street▼

* Palmer Park -– Frankford Avenue at East Palmer Street▼

* Norris Square -– West Susquehanna Avenue at Howard Street▼

* Schuylkill River Park -– 25th Street at Spruce Street▼

* Point Breeze -– 22nd Street at Tasker Street▼

* Oxford Circle -– Oxford Circle Mennonite Church, 900 East Howell Street▼

* Broad & Ritner -– Broad Street at Ritner Street▼

* Grays Ferry -– 29th Street at Wharton Street▼

* Fairmount -– 22nd Street at Fairmount Avenue▼

* Broad & South -– Broad Street at South Street▼

* Cecil B. Moore -– Cecil B. Moore Avenue at Broad Street▼

* Overbrook Farms -– Overbrook Presbyterian Church, Lancaster Avenue at City Avenue▼

* Germantown -– Germantown Avenue at Walnut Lane▼

* Clark Park Thursday -– 43rd Street at Baltimore Avenue▼

* Hunting Park -– West Hunting Park Avenue at Old York Road▼

* Haddington Wednesday -– 52nd Street at Haverford Avenue▼

* Olney Transportation Center -– Broad Street at Olney Street▼

* West Oak Lane -– Ogontz Avenue at 72nd Avenue▼

* Cliveden Park -– Chew Avenue at Johnson Street▼

* Headhouse -– 2nd Street at Lombard Street▼

==References==▼

▲The Food Trust has a private-public partnership with Pennsylvania Fresh Food Financing Initiative (FFFI). Since its launch in 2004, FFFI has funded 83 supermarket projects throughout the state. The $85 million partnership is managed by The Reinvestment Fund. It has provided funding for 88 fresh-food retail projects in 34 Pennsylvania counties, creating or preserving more than 5,023 jobs.

==~~Clients~~Further reading==

*[[American Heart Association]]

* {{cite web | url=http://www.thefoodtrust.org | title=The Food Trust | accessdate=May 13, 2012}}▼

*[[Center for Disease Control and Prevention]]

* {{cite web | url=http://www.thefoodtrust.org/php/press/news_detail.php?id=141 | title=The New York Times-Go Philly! | date=April 6, 2011 | accessdate=May 13, 2012 | author=Bittman, Mark}}▼

*[[Community Food Security Coalition]]

* {{cite web | url=http://www.thefoodtrust.org/php/TeamUp/go/ | title=Team Up | date=May 9, 2012 | accessdate=May 13, 2012 | author=Lidge, Lindsay}}▼

*Dekalb County Board of Health, Georgia

*D.C. Hunger Solutions

*[[Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future]]

*Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association

*North Penn Community Health Foundation

*Partners for Health Foundation

*Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago

*[[Robert Wood Johnson Foundation]]

*Temple University Center for Obesity Research and Education

== External links ==

▲==Markets==

▲* 10th & Germantown - 10th Street at Germantown Avenue

▲* Schuylkill River Park - 25th Street at Spruce Street

▲* Frankford Transportation Center - Bustleton Avenue at Frankford Avenue

▲* Kingsessing - 58th Street at Chester Street

▲* Haddington Friday - 52nd Street at Haverford Avenue

▲* Strawberry Mansion - North 33rd Street at Diamond Street

▲* Palmer Park - Frankford Avenue at East Palmer Street

▲* Norris Square - West Susquehanna Avenue at Howard Street

▲* Schuylkill River Park - 25th Street at Spruce Street

▲* Point Breeze - 22nd Street at Tasker Street

▲* Oxford Circle - Oxford Circle Mennonite Church, 900 East Howell Street

▲* Broad & Ritner - Broad Street at Ritner Street

▲* Grays Ferry - 29th Street at Wharton Street

▲* Fairmount - 22nd Street at Fairmount Avenue

▲* Broad & South - Broad Street at South Street

▲* Cecil B. Moore - Cecil B. Moore Avenue at Broad Street

▲* Overbrook Farms - Overbrook Presbyterian Church, Lancaster Avenue at City Avenue

▲* Germantown - Germantown Avenue at Walnut Lane

▲* Clark Park Thursday - 43rd Street at Baltimore Avenue

▲* Hunting Park - West Hunting Park Avenue at Old York Road

▲* Haddington Wednesday - 52nd Street at Haverford Avenue

▲* Olney Transportation Center - Broad Street at Olney Street

▲* West Oak Lane - Ogontz Avenue at 72nd Avenue

▲* Cliveden Park - Chew Avenue at Johnson Street

▲* Headhouse - 2nd Street at Lombard Street

▲==References==

▲*{{cite web | url=http://www.thefoodtrust.org | title=The Food Trust | accessdate=May 13, 2012}}

▲*{{cite web | url=http://www.thefoodtrust.org/php/press/news_detail.php?id=141 | title=The New York Times-Go Philly! | date=April 6, 2011 | accessdate=May 13, 2012 | author=Bittman, Mark}}

▲*{{cite web | url=http://www.thefoodtrust.org/php/TeamUp/go/ | title=Team Up | date=May 9, 2012 | accessdate=May 13, 2012 | author=Lidge, Lindsay}}

* [https://thefoodtrust.org/ Official website]

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