Healthy Corner Store 

New Jersey

A Better Market provides affordable access to fresh produce, healthy groceries, nutrition education, and community-based food support in Paterson, NJ. As the city’s first Healthy Corner Store, we offer Good Food Bucks, giving SNAP customers 50% off produce, and launched HPAP, our Healthy Produce Access Program, for residents who do not qualify for SNAP but still struggle with food costs. We also provide recipes, healthy tips, produce bags, local sourcing, and future mobile market access. 

In our current HPAP pilot, 42 residents enrolled, exceeding the original 25-family goal. Customers report eating more fruits and vegetables because of the program 

https://www.abettermarket.com/

Meat market and convenience grocery 

South Carolina

Black Sheep Market began in 2021 and now serves across three SC communities in Greenville, Spartanburg, and Laurens — averaging 220 customers per day, with 40% of sales through SNAP. We are from and of the communities we serve, building trust through radical price transparency, fresh-cut meat at below-market prices, and staff who know their customers by name. Google reviewers describe prices and quality as "unmatched" and service as "above and beyond." That trust runs deep: Black Sheep was a named plaintiff in the 2025 federal lawsuit that successfully restored SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans because when SNAP is threatened, our neighbors are threatened. 

Start-up Co-op Grocery Store 

Ohio

The Bronzeville Food Co-op project began and has been led by the community. Over half of Steering Committee members live in the neighborhood and have been actively engaged in planning for nearly 3 years. In late 2024, the co-op conducted a large-scale community survey and received 956 responses, showing overwhelming need and support for a co-op grocery store; with over 530 respondents interested in volunteering for our efforts. Additionally, 25 community volunteers have been engaged to support outreach at 30 tabling events, helping to take community participation even deeper and to reflect neighborhood voices at every step. 

https://www.bronzevillefoodcoop.com/

Farm Store, Grocery Store, Cultural Foods Store 

New Mexico

Conejos County is one of the poorest counties in Colorado. Cactus Hill Farm Tiendita specializes in local and cultural foods such as tortillas, chili, posole, beans, lamb meat, and specialty Hispanic foods. One of the biggest struggles for low income and communities of color is access to healthy, culturally relevant, local foods. Unfortunately, local foods are often inaccessible and expensive. Many families have to travel out of state to acquire cultural foods. We want to change that narrative to make local, culturally-relevant, healthy foods affordable and accessible to our Hispano community. We also offer community events and educational programming. 

https://www.cactushillfarm.com/

Grocery Retail

Colorado

Camel International Market serves multicultural and underserved communities in Aurora, Colorado by providing affordable halal meats, international groceries, fresh produce, and culturally familiar foods that are often difficult to access through larger grocery chains. Our market supports immigrant, refugee, Hispanic, Middle Eastern, African, and working-class families seeking inclusive and affordable food options close to home. We continue expanding our international product offerings to better reflect the changing needs of our surrounding community. Through adaptive grocery retail, cultural inclusion, and neighborhood-based food access, Camel International Market is building a resilient community-focused model that strengthens food accessibility, local connection, and long-term economic sustainability. 

https://www.facebook.com/people/Camel-International-Market/61560694176940/

Governmental Agency-Grocery Store 

Nebraska

Circle C Market is a non-profit student-run Entrepreneurial Lab where students gain hands-on experience in a fully functioning grocery store as part of their learning. Students are directly involved in day-to-day operations, including stocking, customer service, bookkeeping, using a POS system, cleaning and ordering, combining real-life application with classroom concepts. This unique program blends education with practical skill-building while also serving a vital role in the community. As the only grocery store within a 40-mile radius, Circle C Market promotes student learning while providing local residents with consistent access to essential goods. This crucial service sustains our small community. 

Grocery Co-op 

1235 Apalachee Pkwy, Tallahassee, FL 32301 

Community Co-op Market (CCM) is a community-owned grocery store in Tallahassee, Florida serving as the pilot for a broader national cooperative grocery model being developed with the National Co+op Grocers (www.NCG.coop). Formed through the acquisition and restructuring of a long-standing independent natural foods retailer in 2019, CCM has evolved into a hybrid product mix (natural and conventional) to better serve its diverse community. Through cooperative ownership, national purchasing power, and community-centered outreach, CCM is demonstrating how locally rooted grocery stores can improve food access, build community wealth, and remain sustainable in an increasingly consolidated retail environment. 

https://www.ccmgrocery.coop/

Community-based nonprofit (501(c)(3)) advancing neighborhood grocery resilience and healthy retail innovation 

1000 N Alameda St. Los Angeles, CA 90012 

The Los Angeles Food Policy Council's Healthy Neighborhood Market Network (HNMN) models success in public and private partnerships, supporting independently owned markets in underserved Los Angeles communities through an integrated grocery resilience model that combines our Healthy Markets LA and Farm Fresh LA programs. These efforts strengthen neighborhood food retail through entrepreneur training, SNAP purchasing incentives, and connections to local procurement systems. HNMN has supported 94 neighborhood markets across 8 communities with limited or no full service grocery, improving fresh food availability, circulating over $500,000 in SNAP, distributing over 152,000 pounds of local produce, and increasing demand for healthy food. 

https://www.goodfoodla.org/hmla

Non-profit 

North Carolina

We feedOur work strengthens the community by ensuring families have consistent access to nutritious food, reducing both hunger and the stress that comes with it. Reliable meals help stabilize households, support children’s growth, and improve overall well‑being. Food distribution also creates a trusted point of connection, allowing us to identify additional needs, offer resources, and build relationships with vulnerable residents. The impact extends beyond nutrition—food becomes a foundation for safety, dignity, and community resilience. By meeting this essential need, we help families stay focused on recovery, stability, and long‑term success.