Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Last week we had the pleasure of visiting Mineral Springs and garden manager Barbara Moton! 🌽🥕 She’s expanded the space with new planters, fruit trees, a chicken coop, and creative techniques like Hügelkultur and keyhole gardening. Produce goes to MSIC’s Pantry, serving 450+ families. 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Thank you to everyone who joined our Women on the Move Fitness Event in Hillsborough! 🏃♀️🚲🍎 Our partners, volunteers, and UNC City & Regional Planning students made this a success, and thanks to Commissioner Robb English with bike tune-ups! 📸 Isabel Lu & Mia Nesbeth 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 04/08/2026🌟 Great turnout at Fitness on the Go in Efland! Free fitness class, physical therapists, active transport resources, and free tennis shoes! Thank you to everyone who came out. Together, we're building healthier, more connected communities. 👟💪 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Food for Thought Camp Wk 2 was a success! Campers learned sourdough, played Co-opoly, met 🐓& 🦆, tackled STEM activities, took field trips to 🧑🌾 markets and 🫐 farm, welcomed a visit from Rep. Don Davis, and practiced budgeting with Double Bucks at the Warren Co FM. Thanks to 4-H & all our partners! 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Wk 1 of Food for Thought's camp is in the books! 🌱 Youth ages 5–14 in Warren Co got hands-on with nutrition ed + fresh food, thanks to 4-H, Place-N-the Country + other partners. 🌟 Planting veg, mushroom growing, nutritious snack-making & a visit from VSU's Mobile Ag Bus 🚜 More to come in wk 2! 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 02/07/2026🌱Gabby S & Brett S presented a poster at AFHVS/ASFS in Burlington, VT last month! "Sharing Power, Growing Community" highlighted our Participatory Grantmaking pilot & the powerful stories of our NC partners. SNAP-Ed cuts have paused our 3rd PGM round, but we're not stopping. Funding leads welcome! 🌿 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 26/06/2026We had a lovely bike ride in Fairview last Friday! 🚲☀️ The little ones learned to make healthy snacks with Jessica from the CHI 🥦🍓, the rest of the group rode 2-mi through the community. Some even rode away with new helmets! Wrapped up with popsicles and good company🍧💙💚 More to come! 001 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Last Thursday, we hosted a community bike ride in the HoH neighborhood Rusch Hollow. We looped through Rusch Hollow & Phoenix Place, soaking in the summer air 🌅, and wrapped up with popsicles.🍧 Thank you to resident Linda Parson for helping make it happen! More transit initiatives to come. 🚲✨ 011 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Fairview YIA is back! 🎉Week 1 included workshops, team-building, community scavenger hunt, and oral histories with Fairview Community Watch leaders. Thanks to PORCH, interns are once again helping provide FREE Farmer Foodshare boxes this summer. 🌞 Grateful to support our community & local farmers! 010 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 02/06/2026🤝 Women on the Move gathered for a mid-year check-in this May for gratitude and reflection. A few members are now biking to class instead of driving and receive new tennis shoes. 🚲✨ Small changes, real momentum. Shoutout to Central Pines Regional Council and Fleet Feet their support. 👟💛 101 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 29/05/2026🚲 Fairview Bike Rodeo: Obstacle courses, group rides, on-site tune-ups, cold treats, and neighbors meeting neighbors. Big thanks to River Mill Cycles, Habitat for Humanity of Orange Co & Central Pines for making it happen. Expect more rides ahead. 🚲 #TogetherWeAdvocate #ActiveTravel #TransitEquity 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Fairview residents got tuned-up bikes last Thursday, thanks to @orangehabitat.bsky.social & The Recyclery -- lights installed, helmets fitted on the spot and finishing touches by Brian Leu! 🔧🧡 Rain postponed the bike rodeo to May 21 @ 5:30 PM! 🌤️Come ride with us! #TogetherWeAdvocate#TransitEquity 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Our 2025 Annual Report is live. Project updates, a statement on the end of our 15-year SNAP-Ed funding partnership, graduating students, and a retirement worth celebrating. The highs and lows, all in one place. 🔗 Link: go.unc.edu/My5z6 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 06/04/2026🚌 Late March we co-hosted a bus ride with OPT for the Fairview community! Riders explored the Orange Loop, got route info, enjoyed Locopops, and received bikes, helmets & lights. 🚲 Transportation equity is neighbors knowing their routes, their options, and each other. 🤝 #TransitEquity #ActiveTravel 001 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Creek Week at Fairview's Johnson Community Center! We expanded the rain garden, planted native species, and learned why healthy waterways mean a healthier community. Grateful to: Hillsborough Stormwater & Environmental Services, Outdoor Science Labs, Fairview Community Watch & Habitat of Orange Co. 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 15/10/2025New paper! 📢 Our team at @unchpdp.bsky.social published research on our participatory grantmaking pilot with our community partners. We tested "network voting" (developed by U of MN colleagues for SNAP-Ed) to let grantees make funding decisions, instead of funders. jces.ua.edu/articles/10.... 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 23/09/2025🎨 Unearthing Stories: Our team lead a participatory workshop at this year’s NC Community Food Gathering! Read more and see the full image on our website here: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/unearth... #TogetherWeAddressHunger #TogetherWeTHRIVE 010 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 19/09/2025🌽 Warren County Farmers Market - 🍲 FINAL Cooking Demo of the Season! 📍 Location: Warren County Health Dept. 544 W. Ridgeway St., Warrenton, NC 27589 🕘 Time: 8 AM – Noon 📅 Date: Saturday, September 20th #TogetherWeAddressHunger Read on FFORC website: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/warren-... 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 03/09/2025PGM Partner Update! Check out the latest from Diversity Nurtures Achievement (DNA)! ~ ¡Actualización de Socios de PGM ¡Mira lo último de Diversity Nurtures Achievement (DNA)! #TogetherWeGrow #TogetherWeReimagine Lea más aquí / Read more here: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/pgm-par... 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 28/08/2025🌱 Do not be discouraged! Community change takes time... Read on our website: lnkd.in/eR6-5PPJ 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Efland Back to School Bash! ~ ¡Fiesta de Regreso a Clases en Efland! ☀️🚲🐾 Read more here / Lea más aquí: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/efland-... 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 21/08/2025PGM Partner Update! Check out the latest from Freedom Org! #TogetherWeGrow #TogetherWeReimagine --- ¡Actualización de Socios de PGM ¡Mira lo último de Freedom Org! #JuntosCrecemos #JuntosReimaginamos Read more here / Lea más aquí: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/pgm-par... 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Walk Fairview Day 2025 was a success! Thank you to the Fairview Youth In Action intern for organizing it, our partners who showed up, the Hillsborough police who kept us safe, and all the community members who came out to learn and celebrate! Watch the recap video on our website: lnkd.in/eDcHvxFA 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 15/08/2025📚✨ From Idea to Impact in Fairview | De la Idea al Impacto en Fairview ✨📚 Read more here / Lea más aquí: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/from-id... 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 07/08/2025🚍 BIG NEWS! Go Triangle is now offering its FIRST EVER 15 min transit service between downtown Chapel Hill (400 route) and Downtown Duram (405 route). Read more here: triangleblogblog.com/2025/08/04/f... Read on the FFORC website: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/big-new... #TogetherWeMove 010 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 05/08/2025PGM Partner Update! Check out the latest from Entity Enterprise! #TogetherWeGrow #TogetherWeReimagine ¡Actualización de Socios de PGM ¡Mira lo último de Entity Enterprise! #JuntosCrecemos #JuntosReimaginamos Lea más aquí / Read more here: lnkd.in/eTrkJmZ8 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 29/07/2025🚲 Travel Week at Rogers Road! | ¡Semana de Movilidad en Rogers Road! 🚌 This summer, we teamed up with the Rogers-Eubanks Neighborhood Association to host a Travel Week event! Read more here / Lea más aquí: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/travel-... #ActiveLiving #TransitEquity #BikeSafety 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 24/07/2025PGM Partner Update! Check out the latest from Mineral Springs! #TogetherWeGrow #TogetherWeReimagine ¡Actualización de Socios de PGM! Mira lo último de Mineral Springs! #JuntosCrecemos #JuntosReimaginamos Read more here / Lea más aquí: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/pgm-par... 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Youth In Action - Volunteering With PORCH Our Fairview Youth in Action interns traveled to Chapel Hill to help out with a PORCH distribution which involved packing boxes of food to be distributed to local community members at Fairview Park! #TogetherWeAddressHunger #TogetherWeReimagine 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 15/07/2025* FFORC IN THE NEWS * Our team issued three press releases to raise awareness about the harmful impacts of the proposed (and now passed) federal bill. You can read these three articles on our website: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/communi... #SNAPEdWorks #TogetherWeAdvocate 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 08/07/2025Healthy choices begin with education—for stronger families and communities. Learn more about our partner, Carolina Hunger Initiative (CHI), their cooking classes and nutrition education resources! Visit CHI here: carolinahungerinitiative.org #TogetherWeAddressHunger #NutritionEducation #SNAP-Ed 001 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 07/07/2025PGM Partner Update! - ¡Actualización de Socios de PGM! Check out the latest from Green Duke! - ¡Mira lo último de Green Duke! hashtag#TogetherWeGrow hashtag#TogetherWeReimagine hashtag#JuntosCrecemos hashtag#JuntosReimaginamos Read more here / Lea más aquí: lnkd.in/eabYJijm 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 30/06/2025PGM Partner Update! Check out the latest from Oak Chapel! #TogetherWeGrow #TogetherWeReimagine ¡Actualización de Socios de PGM ¡Mira lo último de Oak Chapel! #JuntosCrecemos #JuntosReimaginamos Lea más aquí / Read more here: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/pgm-par... 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Fairview Youth In Action (FYIA) 2025 Internship Is In Full Swing! These first 3 weeks with eight (8) new interns have been full of learning, listening, and exploring! Read more on our website here: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/fairvie... #TogetherWeGrow #TogetherWeAdvocate 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 26/06/2025It’s heating up out there! ☀️ Stay safe and look out for everyone—including pets: 💧 Drink plenty of water (skip the sugary drinks and iced coffee) 🧴 Use sunscreen 🛑 Take breaks in the shade #HeatSafety #StayHydrated 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Field Trip to Warren County! 🌿✊🏽 So much history. So much hope. A powerful day in Warren County. #TogetherWeReimagine #EnvironmentalJustice #FoodJustice Read more here: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/field-t... 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 23/06/2025PGM Partner Update! Check out the latest from Little Bud Thorbs! #TogetherWeGrow #TogetherWeReimagine -- ¡Actualización de Socios de PGM ¡Mira lo último de Little Bud Thorbs! #JuntosCrecemos #JuntosReimaginamos Read more here / Lea más aquí: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/pgm-par... 001 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 19/06/2025✨ Today we honor Juneteenth — a celebration of Black freedom, resilience, and joy. Read more here: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/happy-j... ❤️💛💚 #TogetherWeReimagine #Juneteenth #FreedomDay #BlackJoy #EquityInAction 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Farmer’s markets play a key role in promoting food and nutrition security - One of our partners, Warren County Farmers Markets, is increasing access to fresh, local produce and goods and making it fun for children and families! Read on our website: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/snap-ed... 010 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Participatory Grantmaking (PGM) - Year Two! Read more here: | Lea más aquí: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/partici... 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 05/06/2025🏆 Congratulations to our colleague Jessica Soldavini, PHD, MPH, RD, LDN, on being awarded the 2025 Impact Award from the UNC Department of Nutrition! Read more about her work and research here: sph.unc.edu/adv_profile/... #TogetherWeReimagine #TogetherWeThrive #UNCPublicHealth #NutritionEducation 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Happy World Bicycle Day! 🚴🏽♀️🌍🚴🏾♂️ Today, we celebrate the bicycle — a simple, powerful tool that brings freedom, joy, connection, and better health to people all over the world. Where will you ride? Read more about World Bicycle Day from the WHO here: www.who.int/campaigns/wo... #TogetherWeMove 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 03/06/2025🌈 This Pride Month, we’re celebrating the vibrant diversity of the partners and communities that nourish North Carolina’s food system. We need all of us at the table to grow a healthier, more just future! #PrideMonth #TogetherWeTHRIVE 010 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 20/05/2025📢 Community Action Needed: Support SNAP-Ed Funding in North Carolina! Read more on our website: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/communi... #SNAPEdWorks #HealthyCommunities #FFORC 031 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 29/04/2025The Farm Bill Affects Us All. Read more here: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/snap-edimpacts 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 22/04/2025🌎 Earth Day is about building healthier, more equitable communities. Our environment shapes our health in every way: the food we eat, the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the ways we move through our neighborhoods. >> Climate justice is health justice. #TogetherWeTHRIVE 100 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 18/04/2025The UNC Gillings Awards are out! 🏆 We’re thrilled to celebrate our very own Dr. Molly De Marco, recipient of a Teaching Innovation Award! Read more about her work and research here: sph.unc.edu/adv_profile/... Read more here: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/2025-un... 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 15/04/2025🌟 Wipeout the Waste in Fairview was a huge success! - ¡El evento Acabar con la Basura en Fairview fue un gran éxito! 💥🚮 Read more here / Lea más aquí: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/wipe-ou... #TogetherWeReimagine #JuntosReimaginamos 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Celebrating World Health Day (April 7th) and National Public Health Week (April 7-13)! - ¡Celebrando el Día Mundial de la Salud (7 de abril) y la Semana Nacional de la Salud Pública (del 7 al 13 de abril)! Read more here-Lea más aquí: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/world-h... 000 0
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC) @unc-fforc.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Event Recap! ¡Resumen del Evento! FFORC attended Carrboro Open Streets, when Weaver Street in downtown goes car-free and transforms into a vibrant space for cycling, walking, and exploring green initiatives! Read more here: www.foodfitnessopportunity.org/post/event-r... #TogetherWeMove 000 0