Nearly 24 million Americans live in food deserts, low-income neighborhoods with no access to affordable, fresh, healthy food. As a result, people who live in these areas often have poor diets that ...
A soon-to-be-shuttered Family Dollar on the westside of Atlanta is on track to get a new life as a community food pantry as part of a $2.5 million investment to increase food access across the city.
When we think of food deserts, we typically think of low-income neighborhoods left behind by the modern economy, not college campuses stacked with a mecca of ethnic eateries and upscale dining venues.