Rema Halal, El Cajon
- Exterior façade renovations
- Landscaping, shade, & benches added to create social gathering space
- Bike racks installed
- New produce introduced, improved quality & display
- New branding and packaging of value-added healthy prepared food products
- Engagement with community coalition on health equity discussions citywide
Fresh Garden Market, Mt. Hope
- Crosswalk advocacy project
- Surveyed community residents on safety concerns faced when traveling to the market and recommendations for improvement
- Shared survey data with the City, who sent a traffic engineer to evaluate the traffic. The intersection used to get the the market was deemed “unsafe” and qualified for a crosswalk with beacon light
- Advocated to different stakeholder groups on the importance of installing the needed crosswalk
- City installed a new crosswalk at the intersection in front of the market
- KPBS media stories & City Council visit
- Interior design layout changes to encourage healthy purchases (e.g. produce moved up front)
- Building partnership with adjacent community garden
African Caribbean Market, City Heights
- Exterior and interior renovations with new designs
- Landscaping & benches added to create social gathering space
- Engagement & partnerships with adjacent business tenant & neighborhood stakeholders
- Introduced new produce & displays
- New aisle organization & aisle signage
- Local media coverage & award
Louie's Market Place, Oak Park
- Exterior façade renovation with community council
- Interior layout redesign with UCSD YAC
- Increased produce variety, quantity, and quality
- New produce display equipment
- New deli with healthy lunch options
- Newly designed healthy food & market brand signage
- Removal of alcohol/tobacco ads
- New WIC authorization
- Local produce sourcing from youth garden program
- Neighborhood gathering & celebration events
- KPBS coverage
Minnehaha Food Market, City Heights
- Surveys and interviews with neighborhood residents to inform new changes
- Improved layout and design (produce moved up front)
- New shelving to better highlight & stock WIC package foods
- New produce display equipment
- Sourcing from new produce distributor, connection from our peer network
- Building new café with healthy options for a new revenue stream
