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JDF creates opportunities for young people through football camps, mentorship, and community events. Those activities have built relationships with families, schools, volunteers, and neighborhood partners. We are now exploring a mobile grocery market in Winston-Salem as a practical next step in food access. Residents’ input will shape the market before launch. A future community farm would be a long term project.
Jalen Dalton founded JDF to expand opportunity for youth and families. Its football camps and events have welcomed an estimated 350 participants, supported by more than 50 volunteers. Those relationships support JDF’s proposed Winston-Salem mobile grocery market. Resident surveys will guide its food selection and stops. Spring 2027 is the target launch!
JDF starts with relationships and listens before expanding. Camps and community events connect us with youth and families. The proposed mobile grocery market is the next focused project: sell produce and staples at recurring Winston-Salem stops, learn from residents and sales, and improve the route. Later, those lessons may help JDF develop grower partnerships and a community farm through separate funding and approvals.
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