The Community Grocer

Yesterday was a great day to celebrate The Community Grocer and their innovative and community-driven work in Cobbs Creek with a grant from the AmeriHealth Caritas Foundation. Not only is their model innovative, finding ways to disrupt the SNAP benefit restrictions on hot food, their approach to centering the local community in decision making is extremely powerful. Kudos to Eli, Alexandre, Chef Joy, Miss Bonnie, and the 60th and Walton community, the sky is the limit. Looking forward to the opening in 2025 and our continued partnership to support local residents. #foodismedicine

Excited to share that the branding work I led for The Community Grocer has been recognized in the brand identity category for the 61st Annual GDUSA Magazine Design Awards. This is my first independent design award since freelancing and this one means a lot to me. When Eli Moraru and Alexandre Imbot tapped me to design their brand, I instantly connected with their vision of a food pharmacy in West Philly that could afford folks fresh meals with their snap benefits. What they’re building is an extraordinary example of intentional advocacy meets collective action. So I am thankful for them and everyone involved in the project. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, bet on yourself, but most importantly share and invest in others! Plenty of good can come of it. #tcgphilly #graphicdesign #branding #advocacy

With public and private support from our public officials and AmeriHealth Caritas — we are bringing together a vision for a stronger, healthier tomorrow. Join our journey as we making eating and living well easier for all??

We’re honored to be named the 2024 Community Award recipient at the "Cheers to the Seniors" Gala!? Thankful for the incredible support of our community and those who share our mission to make healthy food accessible. Join us on December 8 to celebrate community resilience and support our work by purchasing a ticket at the link here: https://shorturl.at/2LVyD Together, we can continue to make a lasting impact.? ?#CommunityAward #CheersToTheSeniors #EmpoweringCommunities #FoodJustice #HealthEquity

Last week, Eli participated in the first ever LionCage pitch competition hosted by i2n - The Ideas x Innovation Network. TCG won the competition with the Best in Show and Social Impact Awards, walking away with an incredible $15,000 in awards ???? A special thank you to the sponsors of the event: PECO Wells Fargo Barley Snyder Chester County United Way MVM Associates, Inc. LAYER8 Invent Penn State and the 30 incredible innovators and entrepreneurs that participated in the event ?? #socialimpact #foodismedicine #startup #nonprofit

Come join Joy Parham-Thomas on a hard hat tour with ACHIEVEability to share our progress, inspire connection, and show off what we are bringing to 60th Street — together ?? Through community, love, and perseverance we are bringing together a vision for a stronger, healthier tomorrow starting right here in #westphilly Come join our journey www.thecommunitygrocer.org #foodjustice #nutritionaccess

FMC is committed to engaging with our communities around the globe to improve access to nutritious, affordable foods. We’re excited to build on our partnership with The Community Grocer (TCG) with the appointment of Rachel Greengas, Global Director of Sustainability, Strategic Impact, to the organization’s Board of Directors. TCG is on a mission to reinvent the corner store and ensure all Philadelphia residents can access the ingredients to live stronger, healthier lives, and we’re proud to be a partner in their journey.

A few months back we asked for your support in securing blenders for The Community Grocer! You all came through, by connecting us with the Vitamix Foundation who donated 4 blenders as we work towards making eating well easier for all! Grateful for our community and all of our supporters every single day ?????? Get involved today: https://lnkd.in/dDE8taZj P.S. Can you guess what’s in the smoothie?! Hint… there are 6 ingredients ??

Miss our ?? spook-tabular ?? newsletter this morning? Don’t be scared, you can read it here: https://lnkd.in/eMg95Udt We spent the last month expanding our networks, building critical infrastructure on 60th Street, and preparing for our launch in 2025! Please carve out a few minutes to check it out! ??

Please give a warm welcome to the newest additions to our?board of directors: Rachel Greengas & Dr. Saba Khan, MD, FAAP! Dr. Khan is a pediatrics healthcare physician leader with 15+ years’ experience in providing care and an intergenerational approach to developing programs to address societal root causes of poor health outcomes across the community with a patient centric approach. She is a Food Rx expert and change agent leading SDOH, obesity, pediatric equitable care with ‘profit for all’ mindset. Rachel Greengas is the Global Director of Sustainability, Strategic Impact at FMC Corporation, where she and her team are responsible for leading FMC’s efforts toward achieving their environmental sustainability goals. Rachel is a strategic problem solver with significant experience in project management, risk evaluation and general management.