Stand with Us—Help Bring Health and Wellness to St. Louis Communities
The situation is urgent—many neighborhoods in St. Louis lack access to basic health essentials. The community members we serve face empty shelves when searching for nutritious food, with few, if any, healthy options available at local markets. Wellness resources like fitness programs and health education are also out of reach, making it harder for these families to lead healthy lives. But together, we can change this. Your support helps deliver the food, fitness, and wellness resources our communities need to thrive. Join us in creating healthier, stronger communities.
the St.Louis community needs our help
Here's the Situation
- The community members we serve have little to no access whatsoever to healthy food options in their neighborhood markets.
- Wellness resources are also not available to encourage a healthy lifestyle in these underserved communities.
Learn more about the origins of food insecurity in St.Louis and the work that The Fit & Food Connection and other local organizations are doing to provide healthy food access in this year's Summer issue of Feast Magazine.
The Fit & Food Solution
making holistic wellness accessible to our underserved communities
- Fit & Food provides access to group fitness and nutrition classes nearby in local community churches, libraries, and even one-on-one coaching opportunities where we go into the community member's homes and help connect them with the resources they need to get healthy.
- Fit & Food provides access to healthy food options from both our organic garden and through our community partners and then we deliver the food out to our clients in need.
Fit & Food is passionate about increasing our community members nutritious food consumption and to decrease their stress about where their next meal will come from.
Gabi Cole, Co-Founder and Executive Director
Fit & Food is helping the community feel stronger by empowering community members to increase their level of activity and focus on eating from the earth to support their overall wellness.