Provide access to a full-service grocery store

Rationale: A full-service grocery store located within walking distance provides increased access to a variety of healthier foods, supports increased consumption of fruits and vegetables, and contributes to improved nutrition and decreased rates of chronic conditions, such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. 

Requirements

Demonstrate compliance with one of the options below:

Option 1 - Store and Delivery Service (Full Credit):

To achieve full credit, demonstrate compliance with all of the following requirements:

1. Provide access to healthy grocery products and foods that are accessible to all residential occupants through all of the following:
   
   • a grocery store or food market
   • a grocery or meal delivery service.
2. Ensure that the grocery store and delivery service provide fresh produce.
3. Ensure that the grocery store and delivery service provide a minimum of six of the below general-line food products intended for home preparation and consumption:
   • fresh produce
   • canned goods
   • dry goods
   • frozen foods
   • bread and/or bakery items
   • perishable foods
   • dairy, eggs, and/or cheese
   • fresh meats, poultry, and/or seafood.
4. Ensure that local grocery stores, food markets, and delivery services accept a qualifying government food subsidy or food assistance initiatives that subsidize the purchase of fresh produce.
5. Ensure the identified grocery store or food market is located within a 1/4-mile or 400-meter walking distance of a main building entrance or is accessible through a shuttle service offered at least once weekly, free of charge.
6. Ensure the identified grocery or meal delivery service is offered a minimum of once per week.
7. Ensure the identified grocery or meal delivery service is publicized to all residential occupants.

Qualifying food subsidies may include but are not limited to the following:
– government food subsidy payments
– food vouchers
– produce prescriptions
– social supermarkets.

Qualifying methods of sharing educational materials may include but are not limited to the following:
– a digital platform, such as a website, digital application, or display screen in common areas
– communication material, such as notification emails or newsletters.

Option 2 - Grocery Store Access (Partial Credit):

The project may achieve partial credit by demonstrating compliance with all of the following requirements:

1. Provide access to healthy grocery products and foods that are accessible to all building occupants through a grocery store or food market.
2. Ensure that the grocery store provides fresh produce.
3. Ensure that the grocery store provides a minimum of six of the below general-line food products intended for home preparation and consumption:
   • fresh produce
   • canned goods
   • dry goods
   • frozen foods
   • bread and/or bakery items
   • perishable foods
   • dairy, eggs, and/or cheese
   • fresh meats, poultry, and/or seafood.
4. Ensure that local grocery stores or food markets accept a qualifying government food subsidy or food assistance initiatives that subsidize the purchase of fresh produce.
5. Ensure the identified grocery store or food market is located within a 1/4-mile or 400-meter walking distance of a main building entrance or is accessible through a shuttle service offered at least once weekly, free of charge.

Qualifying food subsidies may include but are not limited to the following:
– government food subsidy payments
– food vouchers
–produce prescriptions
– social supermarkets.

Option 3 - Grocery Delivery Service (Partial Credit):

The project may achieve partial credit by demonstrating compliance with all of the following requirements:

1. Provide access to healthy grocery products and foods that are accessible to all building occupants through a meal delivery service.
2. Ensure that the grocery or meal delivery service provides fresh produce.
3. Ensure that the grocery or meal delivery service provides a minimum of six of the below general-line food products intended for home preparation and consumption:
   • fresh produce
   • canned goods
   • dry goods
   • frozen foods
   • bread and/or bakery items
   • perishable foods
   • dairy, eggs, and/or cheese
   • fresh meats, poultry, and/or seafood.
4. Ensure that the identified grocery or meal delivery service accepts a qualifying government food subsidy or food assistance initiatives that subsidize the purchase of fresh produce.
5. Ensure the identified grocery or meal delivery service is offered a minimum of once per week.
6. Ensure the identified grocery or meal delivery service is publicized to all residential occupants.

Qualifying food subsidies may include but are not limited to the following:
– government food subsidy payments
– food vouchers
–produce prescriptions
– social supermarkets.

Qualifying methods of sharing educational materials may include but are not limited to the following:
– a digital platform, such as a website, digital application, or display screen in common areas
– communication material, such as notification emails or newsletters.

Compliance Documentation

Types of compliance documentation required:

• Annotated maps
• Certified statements
• Annotated photographs