Stories
LISC-NPQ Series: Organizing a Community Around Food Sovereignty
Ashley Gurvitz, CEO of LISC partner United Northeast Community Development Corporation in Indianapolis, describes how neighbors are devising and carrying out strategies to bring healthy, affordable food and independent distribution systems to an area that corporate grocery chains have ignored and abandoned.
Harlem's new health hub is really cooking
LISC's newest Community Healthy Food Hub in Harlem is creating a buzz, as features on TV news channel NY1 and in the online journal City Limits attest. A fresh take on the traditional food pantry, the hub is part of LISC's "Communities for Healthy Food NYC" initiative, operating in four of the city’s neighborhoods. It offers one-stop-shopping—bringing together key services like nutritional counseling, free, high quality groceries, cooking classes and access to food stamps—to make it easier for West Harlem's low-income families to live healthier lives.