North Carolina Congregation Teams Up with the United Way on a Mobile Market

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The Warnersville neighborhood south of downtown Greensboro is considered a food desert, a low-income area designated by the USDA that lacks a super market within a one-mile radius.

But the community, with some help from state grants, has been working to grow healthy food for families right there in the neighborhood.

The congregation at  Prince of Peace Lutheran Church was looking for a way to serve their community  and when the health department was looking for a gardening space, the church jumped at the chance to use their land.

They now host a community garden on the church’s property, and a new program will also build greenhouses there.

This year, a United Way grant of $15,000 will be used to create a mobile market that will bring the garden-fresh produce to folks in the community who need it. The mobile market will accept SNAP and WIC benefits, allowing everyone to purchase something healthy regardless of income. The produce on wheels will be delivering to places like housing communities, work sites, and schools.

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