Denver Healthy Corner Store Initiative Renewed For Two More Years

Jay Agina already stocked a few vegetables in his Park Hill corner grocery store — mostly potatoes and onions — but when the city offered an opportunity for healthier options, he was more than happy to oblige.

Agina owns the Fairfax Market, 2835 Fairfax St. He was approached last year to be part of the Denver Healthy Corner Store Initiative, a pilot program to increase access to healthy options in designated food deserts — areas typically without access to fresh, healthy and affordable food.

"Anything to help with the neighborhood and the business," Agina said.

Six stores participated in the city's pilot project run by the Department of Environmental Health. The program was extended for two more years thanks to $660,932 in funding from the Colorado Health Foundation.

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