• A 20-Year Quest to Re-establish a Local Grocery Store Succeeds in Rural Kansas

    With support from the Kansas Healthy Food Initiative and IFF, residents of Plains, Kansas, recently celebrated the opening of a full-service grocery store that will meet a variety of community needs.

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  • Integrating Health and Housing in South Suburban Chicago to Improve Residents' Quality of Life

    The result of a unique partnership between Full Circle Communities and Christian Community Health Center, Torrence Place will include an on-site health clinic and 48 permanent supportive homes for Veterans and people with disabilities.

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  • Indianapolis Social Enterprise Begins Construction of $13 Million Workforce Development Complex for Returning Citizens

    RecycleForce recently broke ground on a new headquarters that will double the organization's capacity and enable it to control its destiny for the first time.

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  • Transforming the Food Pantry Experience: A Q&A with American Association of Single Parents Founder Dr. Nicole Scott

    Dr. Scott's personal experience visiting food pantries to make ends meet as a single mother was the driving force behind the development of her organization's recently opened Free-N-Deed Market.

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