Atlanta-based nonprofit FCS Urban Ministries has announced the grand opening of the Carver Neighborhood Market for May 16. The Carver Neighborhood Market, a program of FCS, will provide access to fresh, healthy and affordable food for the South Atlanta community.
The soft opening of the Carver Neighborhood Market, scheduled for April 22, will welcome founding members for a first look at the renovated space, which will feature a full line of grocery products including fresh, locally sourced produce.
“We have followed the growing crisis around food deserts and identified the opportunity for FCS to convert the thrift store into a food market that would thereby help to transform the neighborhood into a food oasis,” said Jim Wehner, president of FCS. “The Carver Neighborhood Market fulfills not only a need for the neighborhood, but also our mission at large, and that’s a win for everyone.”
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines urban food deserts as low income communities where a third of the community lives more than a mile from a grocery store. In the Atlanta area, more than half a million people live in what the USDA would identify as food deserts, and in the South Atlanta community specifically, the closest national chain grocery to the Carver Neighborhood Market is approximately 3.5 miles away.
The Carver Neighborhood Market is part of the South Atlanta Marketplace and located at 1297 Jonesboro Road. Information: www.carvermarket.com.
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