Free Produce Perks returns to Cleveland's West Side Market, Mayor Bibb announces....Coupon booklet distribution begins at the market starting this week
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Food Access Raises Everyone (FARE) is bringing Produce Perks back to West Side Market this summer in partnership with the City of Cleveland and Produce Perks Midwest to increase access to fresh, healthy food for Cleveland residents and support vendors at the West Side Market. For more information on this program and the eligibility requirements go to produceperks.org/ wsm or call 216 - 400 - 9609 . "We are pleased to bring Produce Perks back to the West Side Market," said Mayor Justin M. Bibb. "The data from last year's pilot shows that this program benefited residents across the city as well as the hardworking produce vendors at our market." The mayor's announcement comes on the heels of city council approving a multi-million project to renovate the West Side Market, a historical figure on the city's near west side that is located at West 25th Street and Lorain Avenue. Produce Perks provide TANF (Temporary Assistance for Nee