Eliminating Food Deserts in Detroit Forum
In March 2007, the Good Neighborhoods Technical Assistance Center received funding from the Skillman Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to host "Eliminating Food Deserts in Detroit: A Community Discussion". This event welcomed Mari Gallagher, Principal of Gallagher Research and Consulting Group to discuss her research findings as well as several Detroit-based panelists who are working to increase food access in the city of Detroit.
Presenters:
- Mari Gallagher: Eliminating Food Deserts in Detroit PowerPoint Presentation and Full Report (PDF file)
- Michael Curis
- Malik Yakini: : No PPT or handouts, just link to presentation
- Olga Savic: : No PPT or handouts, just link to presentation
- Oran Hesterman: No PPT or handouts, just link to presentation
Watch the video
Check out the Eliminating Food Deserts Forum video and watch the opening remarks and panel presenters. Click here to watch the video.
Mari Gallagher created 10 powerful storyboards highlighting her research on food deserts in Detroit. These storyboards have been used at events in the Good Neighborhoods communities.
- Definitions
- Mainstream and Fringe Food
- USDA Food Stamp Retailers in Detroit
- Detroit Food Balance Map
- Women and Children Last in Detroit
- YPLL and YPLG
- Snowball Effect
- Food Balance Scores
- Opportunities to Improve Corner Stores
- Every Project Matters
Follow-up to this event has started in the Good Neighborhoods!!