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Help us build the next generation of public health leaders! The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) Public Health AmeriCorps program (PHA) is currently recruiting for Service Opportunities with FoodShare South Carolina. NACDD is currently recruiting for three Service Opportunities with FoodShare South Carolina in: Anderson (FoodShare Anderson/Anderson Interfaith Ministries) Moncks Corner (FoodShare Berkeley/Trident […]
Ruth’s Gleanings uses Foodshare Spartanburg to increase access to fresh and healthy food. Foodshare Spartanburg recently launched SNAPonline, a convenient way for people who receive SNAP/EBT to order their food online. MORE
Kelly’s FoodShare journey started in Berkeley county in October 2023, where she supported operations for the newly-opened hub there. She joined the team in Columbia in January 2024 to launch our teaching kitchen and expand our Culinary Medicine program offerings to communities across the state. Prior to joining the FoodShare family, Kelly engaged partners across […]
FoodShare South Carolina hosted an open house and ribbon cutting for its new Teaching Kitchen and Richland County Distribution Hub on Feb. 15, 2024. Over 150 supporters, funders and local officials attended the event and had the opportunity to tour the new facility located at at 201 Columbia Mall Blvd., Ste. 109 in Columbia. The […]
This Spring semester saw University of South Carolina Columbia School of Medicine students in the kitchen for their Culinary Medicine elective. “I’m so glad to be back in the kitchen, and even gladder that it was to be leading this incredible group of 4th year medical students,” said Kelly Duane, FoodShare SOuth Carolina’s Director of […]
Clemson Rural Health hosts the program in collaboration with MUSC Health-Orangeburg and FoodShare Orangeburg. Health coaching, nutrition education and remote patient monitoring with ongoing assistance from nurse practitioners, community health workers and registered dieticians are among the services women receive. Read more.
FoodShare South Carolina opened a teaching kitchen Thursday, a part of the organization’s goal to teach the community how to prepare fresh food. The organization’s overall mission is to provide fresh, affordable food for everyone in the state, regardless of what neighborhood or area they might live in. Read more.
FoodShare South Carolina interim director Omme-Salma Rahemtullah shares the organizations newest online tools to help bring affordable food options to communities. LINK
FoodShare South Carolina has received approval from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to accept SNAP online for purchases of fruits and vegetables sold through its Fresh Food Box program. FoodShare SC is one of only a few community-based organizations in the nation selected to participate in the SNAP Online Purchasing program. The 2014 Farm […]
