Mayor Evans Launches Healthy Food Initiative Following Rite Aid Closure

Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren announced a Healthy Food Grant Program aimed at increasing healthy food options and accessibility in the city, following the closure of a Rite Aid store. The program will provide investments to expand the services of existing food retailers and provide equipment to store and display healthy foods. Businesses such as neighborhood markets, meat markets, small-scale grocers, specialty food stores, and restaurants serving healthy food can apply for the grant. The closure of the Rite Aid store will have a devastating effect on the neighborhood that already has a scarce accessibility to food, poor health outcomes, and high unemployment, according to Mayor Warren.