WHOLESOME WAVE RECEIVES GRANT FROM WALMART TO DEVELOP AND APPLY FED PRINCIPLE TO PRODUCE PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM

Hartford, Connecticut to Serve as Test Community for Innovative Model

Bridgeport, Connecticut - Wholesome Wave, a renowned national 501(c)3 non-profit that addresses nutrition insecurity by making healthy produce available and affordable for people who need it most, today announced its receipt of a grant from Walmart to support the development and implementation of its new, transformational “FED” Principle to its Produce Prescription Programs. Hartford, Connecticut has been selected as the inaugural community for this ground-breaking model with key implementation partners including Hartford Health System, Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center and Hispanic Health Council, and key redemption partners including US Hunger, C-Town, KeyFood Markets, and Hartford Food System.