Reinventing the corner store.
Making eating well easier for all.
At The Community Grocer, we believe that everyone should have access to the ingredients to live stronger, healthier lives.
We’re building the country’s first retail food pharmacy—an innovative model where through radical community partnership, SNAP recipients can access hot, healthy meals in full compliance with federal policy—integrating Food is Medicine and workforce development into retail.
Our pilot in Southwest Philadelphia will serve as a national blueprint for urban and rural communities alike to ensure everyone has access to the ingredients they need to live stronger, healthier lives from soil to supper.
Our Approach
Revolutionary Retail
We’re reimagining the corner store as a place for fresh food and real community connection. Our market offers 100% SNAP eligible, locally sourced ingredients and meal kits that can be transformed into delicious meals. It’s all made possible through radical partnerships and co-creation. Read More…
Food is Medicine
We know that fresh and nutritious food fuels strong bodies, families, and neighborhoods. That’s why we’re working with health providers to ensure our neighbors can access the ingredients they need to live stronger, healthier lives. Read More…
Community Resilience
We’ve created this space to serve as a hub for learning, connection, and shared opportunity. Through workforce development, nutrition education, civic engagement, and community workshops, we’re growing local power and putting intention into every dollar from soil to supper. Read More…
TCG in the News
Recognized locally and nationally as a model for food, health, and community impact.
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Morning Joe: New Program Tackles the Problem of Food Deserts (05/22/25)
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Philadelphia City Council's Food and Nutrition Task Force Appointed The Community Grocer
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The Philadelphia Citizen: "So Much More Than Food" (01/30/2024)
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The Community Grocer named as 1/12 of The Rockefeller Foundations U.S. Big Bets Fellows
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34th Street: Bringing Everyone Back to the Table
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Penn Today: Class of 2022 President’s Engagement Prize
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Penn Today: Corner Store Revolution
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Discussing Food Insecurity, Social Entrepreneurship, Sustainability, and Unconventional Fruits with Full Harvest Founder Christine Moseley
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Silver Medal Winners: 2023 Greater Philadelphia Social Innovation Award
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Penn Today: Winners of President’s Sustainability Prize are making a difference for people and the planet, TCG Short Film
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The Social Music Movement Podcast: LIVE on GlocaWear Radio (06/28/2023)
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The Daily Pennsylvanian: Sustainable Nonprofit Grocer To Break Ground in Cobbs Creek (09/13/2023)
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Venture Lab: The Community Grocer: Bridging Food Justice and Community Health Equity (09/13/2023)
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Philadelphia Today: Community Grocer, Founded By Penn Alumni, Coming to West Philadelphia (09/18/2023)
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Yahoo Finance: M&T Bank Partners with The Community Grocer to Address Food Access and Insecurity In Philadelphia (9/20/2023)
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WHYY: Penn grads to launch reimagined corner store for Philly families in need (9/20/2023)
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Telemundo 62: Nuevo mercado podría impactar a participantes de SNAP en Filadelfia (09/20/2023)
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The Philadelphia Inquirer: SNAP Recipients are denied hot food. These Penn grads found a hack with a new kind of corner store (09/23/2023)
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The Philadelphia Inquirer: The Community Grocer's Founders Get National Attention from SNAP Plans (09/30/2023)
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The Good News Podcast: The Community Grocer, A New Project in West Philadelphia Aims to Make Healthy, Yummy, and Prepared Food Available to Those That Need It (09/26/2023)
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Now This: 'You can get a bag of Skittles with your EBT card, but you cannot get scrambled eggs' (10/14/2023)
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34th Street Magazine: From Hot Pockets to Hot Meals (11/13/2023)
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The 215 on Fox29: Redefining Corner Stores (11/14/2023)
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MSNBC, The Katie Phang Show: The Sky is The Limit To What We Can Become (11/26/2023)
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WTOP News: 2 DC Natives Tackling Food Insecurity in Philadelphia with a new grocery store (11/27/2023)
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The Philadelphia Business Journal: Honoring the 2024 Top Partners in Philanthropy (02/13/2024)
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Salisbury Post: “Food stamp recipients are busy workers and busy parents just like the rest of us” (04/04/2024)
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The Philadelphia Business Journal: Announcing the 2024 PHL Inno Under 25 honorees
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The Philadelphia Business Journal: See How 25 Companies Teamed Up with Local Nonprofits to Uplift Greater Philadelphia (04/11/2024)
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The Philadelphia Business Journal: 2024 Inno Under 25 (04/25/2024)
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Penn & Philly: Reimagining the Corner Store with The Community Grocer (07/12/2024)
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Ballard Spahr - The Community Grocer: Advancing 'Food Justice' and Nutrition in Philadelphia
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James Beard Foundation: Announcing the Fall 2024 Chef Bootcamp Participants -- Chef Joy Parham, The Community Grocer
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McClinton, Williams secure $1.75 million+ for west, southwest Philadelphia projects
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Chester County United Way champions social innovation at LionCage Pitch Competition: The Community Grocer Wins Best in Show & Social Impact Awards
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Fox 29: A local nonprofit is preparing to open its first corner store in West Philadelphia where it will focus on providing fresh and nutritious meal kits, in the hope of eliminating food insecurity.
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GLBL Radio: Episode 2 with Eli Moraru
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Penn OMNIA: Alums are taking on the challenge of food insecurity locally and on a national scale (Winter 2024)
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Food4Philly: Long Term Impact and Strategic Innovations with The Community Grocer
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LIVE from WPPM 106.5 - The Looking Forward Show with Jeffrey Abramowitz
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The Philadelphia Business Journal: Honoring the 2025 Top Partners in Philanthropy - M&T Bank x The Community Grocer
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Celebrating Creativity: The Community Grocer - Follow-Up from 2024 LionCage Winner with CCEDC
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Pennsylvania Invests $3.4 Million to Boost Fresh Food Access Statewide
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The Philadelphia Citizen: Tell Your Senators That Philly and PA Need SNAP (06/18/2025)
