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Healthy-corner-store pilot expands in Toledo; Produce Perks SNAP match faces near-term funding cut
Summary
The Toledo Lucas County Health Department and the city said a five-store Healthy Foods Small Market pilot supported by ARPA has added fresh produce in several neighborhoods. The Produce Perks SNAP match that helped boost purchases is set to end this year unless funding is restored, officials said.
Stephanie Baltes, a dietitian at the Toledo Lucas County Health Department, told the committee the city’s Healthy Foods Small Market pilot has placed refrigeration, racks, marketing and training in five locally owned stores using ARPA funding and public-health staffing.
“Today, they can walk to Gold Star Market on the Green Street and find fresh fruits, vegetables, and refrigerated healthy food items right in their neighborhood,” Baltes said.
Baltes described five participating retailers (Jay Clay Community Market, Gold Star Market, Randell’s Carryout, Yarlou African Market and…
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