The Florida Blue Foundation aims to move families, children, individuals, and communities from food insecurity to food security. The foundation focuses on improving the health of communities by addressing food insecurity and promoting access to affordable, healthy, and nutritional options.
This grant program seeks to impact the food security of families and communities as a means to mitigate associated costly issues detrimental to health, development, and well-being. Its broad goals include improving access to affordable, healthy, and nutritional foods for vulnerable populations living in food insecure communities. Specifically, the program prioritizes improving access to healthy food, emphasizing the importance of affordable nutritious food in preventing chronic health conditions. It encourages comprehensive community-based solutions that go beyond mere access to include nutrition education, thereby promoting self-sufficiency and mitigating health risks associated with food insecurity.