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Food Desert Gets First Nonprofit Supermarket

Hunger relief comes to Chester, PA, a federally designated “food desert.” The supermarket, Fare & Square, offers free membership and includes, for low income people, a 7% store credit for each time they shop. The supermarket is operated by Philabundance, a nonprofit.

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Author Lisa GieskesPosted on November 5, 2013September 12, 2016Categories basic-needs, hunger

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