REACH

The REACH program works to make healthy choices… easier. REACH works together with community health partners across Greater Flint to help increase access to healthy food, breastfeeding resources, and safe, clean spaces for physical activity for families in Genesee County. REACH desires to empower families with culturally relevant resources to achieve healthier lifestyle changes.

REACH efforts include:

• Partnering with food vendors, distributors, and producers to increase the number of healthy foods bought and sold.
• Improving local nutrition programs and food systems by supporting local food pantries in churches, health centers, and mobile markets that follow nutrition standards that increase access to healthy foods.
• Supports breastfeeding moms by working with partners to establish breastfeeding rooms in workplaces, places of worship, and more to support mothers in their breastfeeding journey.

REACH values its partnerships with:

Flint Fresh, Hurley Food FARMacy, The Crim Fitness Foundation, You Overcoming Lactation Obstacles (YOLO), Refuge Temple Food Pantry, Fairhaven Food Pantry, Holy Redeemer Outreach, and Michigan State University.

REACH is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 5-year cooperative grant-funded program that seeks to eliminate chronic diseases in communities nationwide by facilitating healthier eating and physical activity for those at the highest risk or burden of these diseases.