Salud Heroes of the Week: Today’s Homework? Students Bring Home Free Fruits and Vegetables

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Editor’s Note: Salud Heroes are a weekly feature from the Salud America! Growing Healthy Change website, which aims to empower healthy changes in Latino communities through news, resources, and stories.

Hispanics make up almost half of the total population in Houston and many live in areas that lack easy access to grocery stores and fresh produce.

To grow lasting healthy changes in these communities, teamwork is essential.

One mom, Lisa Helfman, determined to bring fresh fruits and vegetables to folks in inner-city Houston, teamed up with a food bank that had been looking for a creative way to distribute fresh fruits and vegetables to families in need.

This is the story of a unique partnership that led to students being sent home from school with a free bag fresh produce each week to take to their homes in underserved Houston neighborhoods—and ended in kids demanding extra kale smoothies.

Read the full story here or watch the video.

Find resources to start a change like this in your area.