Work in Action

Tyson Foods

Tyson Foods invested more than $1 million in the Feeding America Network to increase the types of packaging food banks can take. Tyson reported their investment increased packaged donations from 19 million pounds in FY22 to 34 million pounds in FY23.

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Dion's Chicago Dream

In just three years, Dion’s Chicago Dream is coming true. This organization, which was created in 2020 to bring fresh produce to those experiencing food insecurity in the Chicago area, started out providing 80 to 90 lbs a week to a single community refrigerator on Chicago’s south side. Today, this staff is delivering more than 55,000 lbs of fresh, healthy produce to 42 out of 77 neighborhoods in Chicago every month.

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.