What is the REACH Fellowship?
The REACH Fellowship is a 6-month program that seeks to increase access to networks and resources among emergent leaders from Black and Hispanic/Latino/a/e communities, who are innovating food systems change. The REACH Fellowship will be modeled after the Nourishing Power Fellowship. The Swetland Center and Catalytic Change Link will engage local food justice leaders to ensure produce prescription programs are culturally tailored to increase reach among Black and Hispanic/Latino/a/e individuals in Cuyahoga County.
Our goal is to connect clinical sites (that have an existing produce prescription program or are interested in starting one) with local growers, nutrition educators, food product makers to create a framework for a produce prescription program to pitch at graduation in June 2025.
What are the goals of the REACH Fellowship?
- Grow your vision for a produce prescription program that is culturally relevant for Black and Hispanic/Latino/a/e patients
- Create an action plan
- Increase your knowledge of produce prescriptions
- Expand your leadership capacity
- Grow your network of supporters
Contact reach@case.edu with questions.
The REACH Fellowship is modeled after the Nourishing Power Fellowship, part of the Nourishing Neighborhoods, Empowering Communities study conducted by Case Western Reserve University in partnership with Neighborhood Connections and The FARE Project. The REACH project is funded by a grant (#6 NU58DP007747-01-01) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, through the Cuyahoga County Board of Health. Our partners on the project are Better Health Partnership, Catalytic Change Link, Cleveland Fresh LLC, and Produce Perks Midwest. This project is funded from December 30, 2023 to September 29, 2028.