SNAP at GrowNYC
Montefi ore Fresh
Food Box site
BY JASON COHEN
Many Bronx residents live
in “food deserts” and often
have trouble accessing quality
health food. The pandemic
has only made this problem
worse.
People have waited online
for hours at food pantries
and there has been a 113% increase
this year in SNAP (food
stamp) sales at GrowNYC
Greenmarkets and other retail
sites.
In an effort to make things
easier, GrowNYC launched a
new initiative at their Fresh
Food Box sites making all food
boxes half off for customers
shopping with SNAP, including
the one at Montefi ore’s
Bronx Health Collective at
871 Prospect Ave. This site is
open Fridays year round from
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and food must
be purchased a week in advance.
Normally the box is $14, but
due to a grant from the Stavros
Niarchos Foundation, it was
able to reduce the cost to $7 beginning
in March.
“A big part of our mission is
making sure the box is affordable
to all New Yorkers,” said
Cheryl Huber, assistant director
of food access and agriculture
of GrowNYC.
With so many people hurting
fi nancially and or out of
work, every penny matters, she
said.
Hopefully, this will keep
stomachs full at a fair price.
“It’s defi nitely making a difference
for families,” she said. Food boxes being sold at Montefi ore’s site on Prospect Ave. Photos courtesy of GrowNYC
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