Healthy Pantry Initiative

FACES Food Pantry has joined the national  Healthy Pantry Initiative, a health-focused, neighbor-centered transformation of the national food pantry network. 

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Purpose: FACES will implement healthy pantry practices to support the health and nutrition of neighbors facing hunger.

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Vision: Neighbors facing hunger can achieve their desired level of health. 

Three Point Approach

• Provide bags of healthier food for all neighbors with specific medical dietary focus on combating hypertension, heart disease, and diabetes, following the Tufts University Healthy Food Guide.

• Encourage neighbors to participate in exercise and healthy movement in partnership with community fitness organizations.

• Create and distribute to neighbors a list of local resources as a guide for meeting
  their health and wellness needs beyond what FACES can provide.