Our Impact
2022 was a transformative time for our organization. Kate Krauss prepared to step in as CEO, we focused on deepening our partnerships with stakeholders in Michigan and beyond, explored new approaches to evaluating our impact, and set the stage for advocacy in the 2023 Farm Bill. All the while, our nutrition incentive and impact investing work continued to grow community health and wealth through food.
Explore our interactive impact report to see what’s possible when we start with food.
Double Up Food Bucks
Supporting Local Economies and Access to Healthy, Affordable Food
Our Double Up Food Bucks program, which matches SNAP benefits (formerly known as food stamps) spent on fruits and vegetables, was born in our home state of Michigan. Since 2009, we’ve expanded access to healthy food and sparked economic opportunity for more than 250 Michigan communities, from St. Ignace to Benton Harbor. Double Up has become a model for similar statewide programs, helping people across the country put nutritious food on the table.
FROM THE FIELD BLOG A Double Up Michigan Partnership Improves Local Sourcing
news Congress tackles food stamp changes in the farm bill // NPR
resources Michigan Double Up 2022 Overview
news People Won’t Be Able to Eat Healthier Unless We Make It Possible // Union of Concerned Scientists
Impact Investing
Connecting Farmers And Local Food Entrepreneurs With Vital Resources
Fair Food Network fuels the success of food entrepreneurs through catalytic capital, wrap-around business services, and a commitment to place-based impact investing collectives. We focus our investments on people who are most often overlooked by traditional investors, particularly people who have been marginalized due to their race, ethnicity, and/or gender. Together, we’re building a more inclusive economy.
Nutrition Incentive Hub
Expanding Nationwide Access To Healthy, Affordable Food
Leveraging our experience and lessons learned from building and scaling programs like Double Up Food Bucks, Fair Food Network leads technical assistance and innovation for the Nutrition Incentive Hub, a USDA-supported center launched in partnership with Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition. The Hub strengthens nutrition incentive and produce prescription projects across the country.
FROM THE FIELD BLOG Win-Win-Win of Nutrition Incentives
resources Double Up Food Bucks 2021 Annual Impact Report
FROM THE FIELD BLOG How to address nutrition insecurity? A solution is on the table
resources The Economic Contributions of Healthy Food Incentives
