Work in Action

Instacart and the Military Family Advisory Network Partner to Support Military Families

Instacart, the leading grocery technology company inNorth America, and Military Family Advisory Network, a national nonprofitdedicated to supporting military and veteran families, recently announced apartnership to provide free groceries and delivery to military families uponrelocation to U.S. Army Fort Cavazos. The partnership will provide over 100military families with $100 in monthly Instacart Health Fresh Funds stipendsfor three months after relocation to the Army base in central Texas.

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Building A Successful Partnership Starts with a Shared Vision

Both NACDS and the Milken Institute’s Feeding Change (Feeding Change), shared a common vision to make Food Is Medicine easily accessible to all. Together, with NACDS’ expertise on pharmacies and Feeding Change’s expertise on food systems, the opportunity to explore how pharmacies could be leveraged to advance access to Food Is Medicine became a natural fit for collaboration.

KABOOM!, Eat.Learn.Play. Foundation

In September of 2023, the Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation (ELP) announced their ambitious plans to partner with Oakland Unified School District and KABOOM! to transform 25 schoolyards throughout Oakland by the end of 2026 as part of an effort to give Oakland kids access to safe and quality places to play, nutritious meals and quality reading resources.