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                                            Building a Healthier Community Through Food Security. 

Building a Healthier Community Through Food Security. 

Formally known as the Southeastern MA Food Security Network, the Marion Institute Southcoast Food Policy Council’s mission is to connect, convene, and advocate for local food producers, consumers, and community leaders who seek policy and systems that strengthen our regional food system, improve community health, and eliminate food insecurity.

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Do You Eat Food? We Need Your Input!
Take the Consumer Food Preferences + Patterns Survey 

This survey is part of a food system assessment of Southeastern Massachusetts, specifically in the counties of Bristol, Norfolk, and Plymouth. We are using this survey to learn how residents get food, find out about food resources, and understand what influences decisions about food. What we learn will inform future policy and programs that support increased food access (availability, affordability, and variety) for all residents and in turn improve health.

The survey takes less than 5 minutes but the data is invaluable in helping us to shape our future efforts. 

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South Coast Almanac, April 15, 2020: Food: Skip the Market, Go Straight to the Source

Who else is selling directly to residents? As many farms start to ramp up their CSA programs, we encourage you to purchase a produce share at a farm near you. Check out (and support) SEMAP for more information on local farms and food producers. Also, the Marion Institute Southcoast Food Policy has put together a resource list, directly responding to the Covid-19 crisis. Check that out here.
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SouthcoastToday.com 4/14/20 – Marion Institute launches ‘Cooks for Community’ to help feed hungry during coronavirus pandemic

MARION — The Marion Institute Southcoast Food Policy Council (SFPC) has launched “Cooks for Community,” a community-specific collaboration that works with service organizations and local restaurants in SouthCoast to ensure that at-risk populations have access to food from safe sources.
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Wareham Week 4/14/20 – Cooks for Community connects those in need to hot meals

Lifelong Wareham resident John Decas and Southcoast Health have teamed up with the South Coast Food Policy Council at the Marion Institute to provide 100 food-insecure people in town with a hot meal from a restaurant five days a week for a month through the Cooks for Community program.
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The Marion Institute’s “Cooks for Community” Program Serves Up Hot Meals and Hope

Neighbors feeding neighbors. 4 weeks. 5 days/week. 150 meals/day. 2,400 hot meals.
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Liz Wiley
508-748-0816 x116

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