We are pleased to invite you to join the Ohio Nutrition Incentive Network at their 2021 Convening to be held on Thursday, May 13th, from 12pm to 4pm.

The Convening will offer 6 sessions over the course of the afternoon. Session information and individual registration links can be found below. All sessions will be 45 minutes in length and will be followed by a 15 minute break. All sessions will be recorded and shared after the event.

12pm: Ohio – A National Leader in Nutrition Incentive Programming [KEYNOTE ADDRESS]
The Ohio Nutrition Incentive Network will share how they are building a healthier and more resilient food safety net, highlighting incredible impact through the COVID pandemic
To register for this session, click here.

1pm: Farmers’ Markets are Essential, Resilient & Adaptable
Ohio farmers’ market managers share their adaptations to the COVID pandemic and the resulting increase Produce Perks impacts.
To register for this session, click here.

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1pm: Produce Prescriptions
Programs that support health outcomes through increased produce purchasing power
To register for this session, click here.

2pm: Impactful Agency Outreach Partners
OHNIN members and their partners from county Departments of Jobs & Family Services and Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) share how their coordinated outreach efforts have mutually served their audiences
To register for this session, click here.

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2pm: Closing the Gap on Food & Nutrition Security
Program models and partnerships that support families in need and local agriculture
To register for this session, click here.

3pm: Filling the Market Bag: Farmer Needs & Incentive Impact
Rachel Tayse of Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association will share data-driven descriptions of the needs farmers have for a thriving local food system and the ways incentive programming impacts local agriculture
To register for this session, click here.

The Ohio Nutrition Incentive Network

ACENet
Case Western Reserve University
Countryside
Farmers Market Association of Toledo
Local Matters
OH Dept. of Aging
OH Dept. of Health
OH Ecological Food & Farm Association
OH Grocers Association
OH Farmers Market Network
OSU Extension – SNAP-Ed
OSU Extension – Cuyahoga County
Produce Perks Midwest
Summit Food Coalition
The FARE Project
Mercy Health, Youngstown