Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb, Cleveland Clinic, Greater Cleveland Food Bank, MetroHealth and University Hospitals gathered on Friday to pledge their commitment to addressing hunger in the greater Cleveland area.
“The City of Cleveland is committed to a community-led all-of-government approach to food justice for all residents,” said Mayor Bibb. “This includes making it easier to acquire vacant land for urban farmers, transforming the West Side Market to support local food vendors, and recruiting healthy grocers to areas in Cleveland in historically redlined neighborhoods. Our communities continue to struggle with financial and food insecurity, and it is imperative that we address these issues collaboratively as it has significant implications for our future.”
Read more here.