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Instacart and Partnership for a Healthier America Connect Families with Over Five Million Servings of Fresh Produce in Under-Resourced Communities Nationwide and Announce New Good Food at Home Cities
Organizations also share Good Food at Home program impact results from more than 1,100 families served in Denver; Englewood, New Jersey; Milwaukee; and
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[{"type":"text","content":"Organizations also share Good Food at Home program impact results from more than 1,100 families served in Denver; Englewood, New Jersey; Milwaukee; and Washington, D.C. and announce expansion to more than 1,000 additional families in Chicago; New Orleans; and Wichita, Kansas\nSAN FRANCISCO and WASHINGTON, Aug. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Instacart (NASDAQ: CART), the leading grocery technology company in North America, and Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA), the nation's leading nonprofit working to improve the food landscape in pursuit of health equity, today announced that they have connected families with over five million servings of fruits and vegetables, marking a major milestone in their ongoing national effort to connect under-resourced communities with 10 million servings of produce by 2025. Instacart's and PHA's joint commitment was made as part of the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health in 2022.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nThe organizations also announced program impact results from the most recent Good Food at Home cities, as well as an expansion that provides Instacart Health Fresh Funds through Good Food at Home to more than 1,000 families in three new cities: Chicago; New Orleans; and Wichita, Kansas.\nIn late 2023, Instacart and PHA launched Good Food at Home in Denver; Englewood, New Jersey; Milwaukee; and Washington, D.C. The program provided more than 1,100 families with $60 in monthly Fresh Funds produce credits for three months, as well as an Instacart+ membership with free delivery, allowing participants to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables online.\nResults from the four cities highlighted the program's continued success and positive impact on community health, and indicated that Fresh Funds provided through Good Food at Home empowered under-resourced communities, significantly increased fruit and vegetable consumption and helped families build sustained healthy habits:\n59% of survey respondents reported that they ate fruits and vegetables more often;85% said Fresh Funds allowed them to buy more fruits and vegetables than they can usually afford;87% said Fresh Funds helped them build a healthy habit of eating more fruits and vegetables;And 86% said Fresh Funds empowered them to provide good food for their families, giving them the dignity to choose the items that best fit their uni...