EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Northeast Ohio Alliance of Hope (NOAH) hand-delivered petitions to Cuyahoga County Council members and the county administration requesting county leaders establish and fund a program that would bring quality grocery options to East Cleveland’s growing food desert. NOAH also invited county leaders to a public forum on April 15 to […]
“Food desert” is a term commonly used to describe communities with little or no access to healthy food, including fresh fruits, vegetables, meats and diary products. Millions of Americans — mostly poor, many African-Americans — live in these areas. In fact, the United States Department of Agriculture reports that about 23.5 million Americans currently live […]