Companies partnering to handle meals insecurity on Jacksonville’s Northside

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Native companies are partnering to handle meals insecurity on Jacksonville's north facet.

Soutel Drive is about four.6 miles lengthy and a few 10-minute drive from Previous Kings Street to Lem Turner.

Alongside the stretch, there’s a Harvey's grocery retailer, not less than 4 Greenback shops, and some locations to eat.

“There are not any good choices right here,” stated Jeremiah Sanders, who lives close to Soutel Drive.

Sanders stated he doesn't actually eat within the space due to the dearth of choices. That's a part of what state Rep. Angie Nixon needs to repair.

“Return to our neighborhoods, reinvest in our neighborhoods. We should have good issues in northwest Jacksonville,” Nixon stated.

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Nixon stated she is partnering with Northside native Chenile Brown and her in style taco meals truck, “Chenile's Kitchen.”

“I've actually been engaged on it for about six months. Nevertheless it's superb. It’s exploded like loopy,” Brown stated. “The north facet is my house. Sure, I am going to different elements of town. However you already know, that is my child… There are some good folks on the north facet. They’re good companies on the north facet, good enterprise homeowners and entrepreneurs right here on the north facet. We should have that viewers too.”

Traditionally, News4JAX has reported that a big space of ​​Well being Zone 1 lacks wholesome meals choices.

Nixon stated there are additionally excessive charges of diabetes and hypertension amongst residents.

“No “It doesn’t matter what ZIP code you reside in, you need to all the time have the chance to have the ability to buy issues that proceed to make you more healthy, that don't trigger such excessive disparities relating to well being causes,” Nixon stated.

Nixon stated the meals vehicles will let folks within the space know there are extra choices out there.

And Sanders stated he's all for it.

“Yeah, make it extra attention-grabbing so folks can take pleasure in it and produce other locations to go,” Sanders stated.

This Sunday, Chenile's Kitchen might be on the Renaissance Café, positioned at 5007 Soutel Drive, from 12 to five p.m.

There will even be dwell leisure.

The objective is to recycle the neighborhood greenback, promote a small enterprise, and create a wholesome, enjoyable, and protected surroundings.