Stores: Must be a Food City store located within the Maricopa or Pinal County regions.
FFVP Schools: Must 1) be located within 1-mile radius of a Food City store; 2) have 2 years of continuous prior experience in the USDA-funded FFVP program; 3) intend to offer FFVP at least 2 days/week over the school year; and 4) are not participating in other FV related research.
Non-FFVP School: Must 1) be located within 1-mile radius of a Food City store; 2) eligible for USDA-funding, but not awarded funding for the FFVP program; and 3) are not participating in other FV related research.
Children/students: Include 1) boys and girls enrolled in 3rd - 6th grade at participating schools, 2) with parent/caregiver consent, 3) regularly participating in the school-lunch program.
Parent/Caregiver: Must be 1) an adult aged 18 years or older and 2) a primary caregiver (parent or guardian with at least 50% custody) of the selected child attending a participating school.
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Schools outside Maricopa and Pinal regions will be excluded. Grocery stores other than Bashas' Food City will be excluded due to the participation of this retail partner in the grant.
Students will be excluded if they are not enrolled in grades 3 through 6, do not have parent/caregiver consent, do not provide assent, or do not participate in the school lunch program.
Parents/caregivers will be excluded if they do not provide consent or cannot read or write in English or Spanish.
