A study by researchers at the American Cancer Society showed that between 2003 and 2023, nearly five million people in the United States lived in food deserts—places with no grocery stores. Most of these deserts are in poor and rural areas and in places where people rely on public transit. At the same time, the number of food swamps or areas with mostly restaurants/fast-food locations increased nationwide.
Officials from VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center awarded the center’s first $50,000 harvest grant to the Free Clinic of Powhatan, extending a commitment to the clinic’s “Eat Well, Be Well,” pilot nutrition program.
