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W. K. Kellogg Foundation Food & Fitness Initiative Awarded to the Boston Food & Fitness Collaborative at TMF!

"Creating vibrant communities that support access to locally grown, healthy, affordable food and safe places for physical activity and play—for everyone" The Food and Fitness Initiative

The Boston Collaborative for Food & Fitness (BCFF, or the Collaborative) is a city-wide partnership working to improve community health through a comprehensive initiative addressing issues related to food and fitness. The Collaborative is comprised of dynamic individuals representing a diverse group of sectors, including healthcare, government, education, youth development, food systems, social services and residents.

The Collaborative is one of 9 initiatives funded by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation’s (WKKF) national Food and Fitness Initiative. This is a 10-year effort to create vibrant communities that support access to locally grown, healthy, affordable food, and safe and convenient places for physical activity and play.

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In the summer 2006, the Collaborative came together in response to a growing interest by various organizations in developing partnerships to address disparities in access to food and fitness opportunities in Boston. The group was able to take advantage of the opportunity to respond to Kellogg’s invitation to apply for a Food and Fitness grant and in April 2007, WKKF awarded the Collaborative a 2-year planning grant.

During this planning period, the Collaborative is charged with assessing the community’s needs and resources in the areas of food and fitness and developing a work plan to submit to WKKF for a five-year implementation phase. This 5-year plan will be submitted to Kellogg in January 2009, and, if accepted, implementation will begin in April 2009. Another three (3) years of sustainability funding may be available in 2014.


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The Kellogg Foundation's national Food and Fitness Initiative

For more information about The Collaborative contact: Maggie Cohn