| City Harvest wins $175K Research Grant in Bronx |
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| Wednesday, 10 March 2010 00:17 |
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City Harvest has been selected to receive a $175,000 special research grant from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant, which had critical support from Congressman José E. Serrano, will provide City Harvest with the opportunity to collaborate with Cornell University’s Cooperative Extension in New York to investigate nutrition and food access issues in the South Bronx .
Since 2005, City Harvest has invested heavily in Melrose in the Bronx, where poverty rates approach 50 percent with extremely high rates of obesity and diabetes. In 2004, City Harvest launched its first Mobile Market to channel free fresh fruits and vegetables into the community for residents of several New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) buildings.
“We thank Congressman Serrano for truly stepping forward to help address hunger’s underlying causes in New York City, in the Melrose community in particular where more support is needed,” said Jilly Stephens, City Harvest’s executive director. “City Harvest can now look ahead to building on our work in Melrose, partnering with the community to increase the access residents have to nutritious food like fresh produce.”
"Our community suffers more than many others from diet-related diseases and obesity,” said Congressman Serrano. “We must do all we can to turn the situation around, and provide better food options. I am pleased to be able to support the work City Harvest is doing to raise awareness about proper nutrition and promote diet changes that can prevent chronic conditions.”
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