PORTLAND, Ore., March 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Operating
from a refurbished classic trolley car, My Street Grocery is a
mobile grocer that travels to neighborhoods throughout the
Portland metro area and is focused
on improving fresh food access and building community by
introducing choices, resources and relationships that celebrate the
joy of food. Today, Whole Foods Market is pleased to announce My
Street Grocery's spring schedule for 2015, with expanded hours and
three additional community market locations. These new locations
include Rockwood (Gresham),
Maywood Park and St. Helens.
Once the spring schedule is in full swing, My Street Grocery
will operate community markets five days a week, Tuesday through
Saturday. The trolley is stocked with produce, pantry staples, as
well as dairy, meats and frozen fruits and vegetables. Whenever
possible, the mobile grocery store sources from the hundreds of
local producers Whole Foods Market partners with in the Pacific
Northwest.
My Street Grocery represents a partnership between Whole Foods
Market and local healthcare providers, social service agencies,
faith-based organizations, schools and neighbors. Together, these
organizations believe there is great value in building healthy
communities and share a vision that everyone should have access to
fresh, healthy food.
Food Prescription Program Gains Momentum
Whole Foods Market's Food Access Coordinator, Amelia Pape, works with each partner to address
the very specific needs of the community. For example, Legacy
Health recognized the value of providing patients with chronic
diseases access to fresh, healthy food and created an innovative
Food Prescription Program. Supported by a grant from the Good
Samaritan Foundation, patients receive vouchers to purchase produce
and groceries from the My Street Grocery community market at Legacy
Medical Group – Good Samaritan in Northwest Portland. In 2014, My Street Grocery
expanded its partnership with Legacy Health with the opening of a
community market at Legacy Medical Group – Emanuel, and Randall
Children's Hospital in north Portland.
Based on the impact the existing partnership is making, Legacy
Health is expanding service to St.
Helens. Starting on April 1,
Legacy Medical Group – St. Helens
will become the fourth Food Prescription Partner within Legacy
Health. It is My Street Grocery's first rural community
partner.
"With My Street Grocery, we've designed a food access program
that gains its strength from a coalition of like-minded partners,"
said Amelia Pape, founder of My
Street Grocery and Whole Foods Market Food Access Coordinator. "As
we enter this new season, it's been wonderful to grow our network
of passionate partners. We're excited about the impact our
collaborative efforts will have on the neighborhoods we serve, and
we're looking forward to meeting new friends and sharing the joy of
good food."
"We have many patients who often experience barriers to quality
and affordable fresh food. Many of them also suffer from
multiple chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart failure," said
Larissa Ienna, Nurse Practitioner at
Legacy Medical Group – St. Helens.
"We are constantly teaching our patients about fresh fruits,
vegetables, dry beans and lean proteins. Having direct access to My
Street Grocery will be an invaluable resource for both our patients
and community."
My Street Grocery is one component of Whole Foods Market's
commitment to making a difference in every community where it does
business. My Street Grocery is a complement to Whole Foods Market's
Whole Cities Foundation. Both the Foundation and My Street Grocery
are expressions of the company's core values – "serve and support
local and global communities" and "promote the health of
stakeholders through healthy eating education" – in action, and
embody the company's commitment to food access for all.
My Street Grocery community markets are open to the public, and
accept cash, credit/debit, and SNAP/EBT. The current schedule for
My Street Grocery includes the following community markets.
Tuesday
10 am –
2 pm – Northwest Community
Market
Legacy Medical Group – Good Samaritan (open to the
public)
1200 NW 23rd Avenue
3 – 6 pm – Southwest
Community Market
Riverplace Marina
1000 Block of SW River Drive
Wednesday
11 am –
2 pm – St. Helens Community
Market (beginning April
1)
Legacy Medical Group – St. Helens (open to the public)
500 N Columbia River Hwy
Thursday
12:00 – 2:00
pm – North Portland Community Market (beginning
April 2)
Legacy Emanuel
Medical Center (open to the public)
N Williams & Graham
3:00 – 5:00 pm Northeast
Community Market
Faubion Elementary School (open to the
public)
3039 NE Rosa Parks Way
Friday
3:00 – 6:00 pm
– Rockwood Community Market (beginning March
20)
18535 SE Stark Street (just north of the Plaza
del Sol)
Saturday
10:00 am –
12:00 pm – Maywood Park
Community Market (beginning March
21)
NE Mason & NE Maywood Place
For complete information on dates and locations, please visit
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/mystreetgrocery.
My Street Grocery Information
Contact: Amelia Pape, Food Access
Coordinator
Hours and Locations: Published at the My Street Grocery website
Web site: http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/mystreetgrocery
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyStreetGrocery
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MyStreetGrocery
Instagram: https://instagram.com/MyStreetGrocery
About Whole Foods Market®
Founded in 1980
in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods
Market (wholefoodsmarket.com, NASDAQ: WFM), is the leading natural
and organic food retailer. As America's first national certified
organic grocer, Whole Foods Market was named "America's Healthiest
Grocery Store" by Health magazine. The company's
motto, "Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet"™ captures its
mission to ensure customer satisfaction and health, Team Member
excellence and happiness, enhanced shareholder value, community
support and environmental improvement. Thanks to the
company's more than 88,000 team members, Whole Foods Market
has been ranked as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" in
America by FORTUNE magazine for 17 consecutive
years. In fiscal year 2014, the company had sales of more than
$14 billion and currently has more
than 405 stores in the United
States, Canada and the
United Kingdom.
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