Corner Store Campaign

Bronzeville Youth Demand Healthy Food From Local Corner Stores

Find out more about this campaign from the links below.

High School student Jahneela Jennings explains what she would like to see from corner stores and invited store owners to a Summit to discuss ways to combat Childhood Obesity

Watch video: Combat Childhoold Obesity

John Owens Director of Community Building for Centers for New Horizons and a lead organizer for the Bronzeville Alliance presents an invitation letter to one of the corner store representatives at King Food Mart on 43rd and Indiana.

Watch video: John Owens presents invitation

Sam Saleh owner of Jamaica Foods at 43rd and Cottage Grove voices his support for a campaign to promote healthy snacks and postings of signs promoting healthy eating in Crooner Stores.  He said he would no longer stock Flaming Hot snacks in his store.

Watch video: Sam Saleh voices his support to promote healthy snacks