Bringing Grocery Stores to Underserved Communities in Houston

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Some Houston community leaders and groups are getting together to try and help people in high risk neighborhoods have more access to healthier food. These leaders have formed the Houston Grocery Access Task Force. Part of the Healthy Houston Initiative created last fall, the task force reports that one of the main things the city needs to do is set up economic development programs that encourage grocery companies to build in underserved areas. The task force is focusing on four Houston neighborhoods in particular: Sunnyside, Eastside, Third Ward, and Fifth Ward.

Check out the task force’s complete findings here!

When parents start having access to fresh, healthy foods, they can begin feeding that food to their children and teaching them the importance of healthy eating, the task force believes.