School of Medicine ColumbiaThe SCHA Foundation announced that a new $500K grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will support the launch of a “prescription produce” program to improve dietary health in patients diagnosed with diabetes or prediabetes. The project is a partnership between several members of Food is Medicine SC, including the University of South Carolina, […]
FoodShare South Carolina has been selected as a finalist for a 2023 True Inspiration Awards™ Grant from Chick-fil-A. We are so grateful for the support of the Chick-fil-A Five Points (901 Harden St, Columbia, SC) for helping us promote this amazing opportunity to launch a new program, Nourishing New Moms, a multi-layered approach to increasing […]
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted funds to FoodShare South Carolina for our work to improve dietary health and nutrition. The impact of FoodShare’s Veggie Rx model — a program that tries to build a strong bridge between medical providers and the FoodShare statewide food access network — will be studied and evaluated. Patients […]
SC Parents, some for the first time ever, will have to submit a free/reduced school lunch meal application for the 2022-2023 school year. Pandemic protections over the past two school years had enabled children to receive free school meals without the need for applications. Those protections have expired, meaning a return to many pre-pandemic policies. […]
High gas and grocery prices have been somewhat of a shared trauma within communities across the country. It’s a symptom of inflation, which has raised prices by roughly 8.5%, the highest hike the U.S. has seen in decades. A recent piece from SC Public Radio highlights the issues families are facing and how organizations like […]
STORY LINK Many communities in South Carolina do not have access or financial resources to eat healthy on a daily basis. That’s why our mission is to increase access to, knowledge of and consumption of vegetables and fruit through community-led projects. We’re also going even further to partner with University of South Carolina School of […]
FoodShare South Carolina sites in and around Columbia are included. The City of Columbia and the Columbia Food Policy Committee have created new a food access geographic information system map that lists various sites to access healthy food for the whole family. Locations listed on the map include grocery stores, farmer markets, food pantries, FoodShare […]
Fight Poverty Not the Poor. FoodShare SC’s Advocacy efforts seek to engage in dialogues and advocacy with our elected officials, leveraging our state-wide network and their unique needs and concerns. As a part of these efforts, a FoodShare staff joined others from South Carolina and across the nation to participate in the Poor People’s and […]
Celebrate the book, Taste the State and the incredible produce here in South Carolina which FoodShare helps distribute to nineteen counties. Learn cultural and food history while tasting a delicious recipe from the book, Taste the State, which explores the rich history of multi-cultural food in the state. You’ll be able to ask the author how […]
As the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic recedes, what have we learned about our food access needs? In 2019 the Columbia Food Policy Committee held a series of listening sessions with community members and released a comprehensive report and list of recommendations for City Council on how they can build equitable access to healthy foods […]
