The City of Reno Prioritizes Food Access Policies

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In 2010, food insecurity in Nevada children under 18 years of age was assessed at over 20%.

The Reno City Council is teaming-up with the Washoe County Food Policy Council to research and identify planning and development policies that can promote healthy food access and support local food production and sales.City of Reno is hoping to use policy changes to address this unhealthy gap.

The City Planning Commission, as part of their February 5 workshop, voted unanimously to amend the Planning Commission goals for the year to include food policy. The food policy council is hopeful that new policies will be crafted that bring healthy, affordable food to all families in Reno, almost a quarter of which are Hispanic.

The Food Policy Council invites the public to come and speak in support of the citywide food policy at City Hall toward the beginning of the meeting. For more information on this Reno City Planning Commission effort or the citywide food policy goal contact Washoe Food Policy Council chair, at chair@wcfpc.org.

Read more about the plans here.