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Rajax part of new program to provide access to healthy food options

ST. PETERSBURG — The City of St. Petersburg, in partnership with St. Pete Free Clinic (SPFC), has launched a new program called the FRESH Pace Healthy Neighborhood Store Program to help set the pace for good health throughout the city by providing healthy food options to families living in areas with limited access to nutritious foods.

After months of preparation, the first FRESH Pace Healthy Neighborhood Store is ready for operation at Rajax Food Mart and Meat Mart, located at 2327 Dr. Martin L. King Jr. St. S.

 

 

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In 1970, the St. Pete Free Clinic (SPFC) was founded as a free medical clinic. Over the years, services expanded as SPFC developed additional initiatives to help families and individuals in need.
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