Healthy Food Financing

Increasing Access to Fresh, Healthy Foods
Across the Country.

THE CHALLENGE:
Millions of Americans Lack Access to Fresh, Healthy Foods 

23.5 million Americans living in low-income areas lack access to a supermarket within a mile of their home. This makes it less likely for them to consume fresh fruits and vegetables, therefore facing higher risks of diet-related diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.  

Fresh, healthy foods are critical for the well-being of both an individual and a community. To reduce food deserts across the country and help communities get healthier, NCB Capital Impact has financing designed to attract retailers, producers and distributors to underserved urban and rural communities.

Click here to open the Food Access Map and see if your area falls within a low access food area.
 

California FreshWorks Fund

Healthy Food. Closer to Home.

THE OPPORTUNITY:
Expertise, Determination and Innovation 

NCB Capital Impact is working with The California Endowment and other partners in innovation (see list above left) to provide flexible financing solutions that successfully expand access to healthy, fresh foods for underserved communities in California. We tap our 25 years of financing retail grocery and food cooperatives to customize appropriately structured financing including:  
   1) Construction and Renovation Loans
   2) Real Estate Acquisition and Term Loans  
   3) Equipment Loans
   4) Inventory Financing

HOW TO APPLY FOR RESOURCES: 

In order to apply for financing, please complete and submit an Eligibility Application.
    1)   Click Here for Eligibility Application    

    2)  Complete the form, save file to your computer. 

    3)  Then either email to:  
          HealthyFoods@NCBcapitalimpact.org or
          choward@ncbcapitalimpact.org or 
          Fax it to:  (510) 496-0404. 

 

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