TNDC Healthy Corner Store Coalition

TNDC Healthy Corner Store Coalition (HCSC)

The HCSC has grown beyond the Tenderloin to include Bayview and Ingleside in a movement to increase the options of healthy foods and produce in neighborhoods that haven't received the same investment as their wealthier neighbors. The Tenderloin notable lacks a full service grocery store and the community heavily relies on local corner stores for food. The HCSC strives to improve access to healthy, affordable food in the community by using the network of corner stores as a resource and investing in community members passionate about food justice.

Five neighborhood residents, known as Food Justice Leaders, have been hired and trained to work on building relationships with store owners, assessing store needs to create Corner Store guides, advocating for policy change, and helping with six store redesigns. The HCSC has followed the model of the Southeast Food Access working group in the Bayview community and has collaborated with them, along with many partners, to advocate for San Francisco’s adoption of the Healthy Food Retail Incentives Program legislation in September 2013.

The HCSC was founded by a group of youth from the Vietnamese Youth Development Center before becoming a program in TNDC's Community Organizing department. We recognize and value the passion, hard work, and determination that made HCSC possible in the first place.

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Grand Re-Opening Day at New Location 222 Taylor: November 13,2020

Changes include:

Three produce cases and dry bins for an expanded fruits and veggies section
Healthy grab-and-go meals like sandwiches and salads
More culturally aware options such as Halal and Kosher meats
TNDC and Dalda's will also introduce a Healthy Foods Community Discount Program, giving TL residents a 10% discount on all healthy items in the store

Grand Re-Opening Day: April 21, 2015

Changes include:

New metro shelving, new dry produce rack, new wet produce rack, replaces wine cooler with water and 100% juices
Tobacco and alcohol ads were removed that were under four feet