Thrive/Food Access Network

NRV Thrive is a network of organizations addressing food security and food access issues. The need in our region is high: 10% of New River Valley families and one in five children in the NRV experience hunger or food hardship. Additionally, access to affordable, locally-sourced foods is growing in the region, but many NRV residents still cannot access or afford local foods. Transportation is also an issue in our region. 6% of NRV residents lack access to a vehicle and half of NRV residents live more than 2 miles from a grocery store, both of which can limit access to nutritious food.

These organizations include farms, food banks and pantries, community gardens, and meals programs — all with the shared goal of helping more people in our community thrive. Our mission is collectively increase access to affordable, nutritious food in our region through shared learning, informed advocacy, and responsive strategic action. Our most used resource is the NRV Food Assistance Directory. This directory contains the details of food assistance programs across the New River Valley in the counties of Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, and Pulaski as well as the city of Radford. We hope that community members seeking food assistance find it to be a useful resource to get connected to the assistance they need.

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