SAVE THE DATE: 02.11.2012

Date posted: February 6, 2012

We have the official date for the GRAND RE-OPENING OF RAMIREZ MEAT MARKET, the second of four Proyecto MercadoFRESCO Market Makeovers in East LA and Boyle Heights through the UCLA-USC Center for Population Health + Health Disparities (CPHHD).

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

WHEN: Saturday, February 11, 2012, from 2:00-4:00PM!

WHERE: 3618 Folsom Blvd. @ Rowan in East LA!

SEE YOU THERE!

Yash La Casa Market Makeover Pics: BEFORE + AFTER

Date posted: November 8, 2011

A lot of work has gone into the transformation of the Proyecto MercadoFRESCO Market Makeover Store #1: Yash La Casa Market, on the corner of Hammel and Hazard Streets in East LA. Check out the pics below.

EXTERIOR FRONT:



EXTERIOR SIDE WALL:



BACKYARD:



STORE INTERIOR:



PRODUCE INVENTORY:

UCLA Daily Bruin, 11.07.2011

Date posted: November 7, 2011

Ani Torossian, UCLA and East Los Angeles Locals Work to Improve ‘Food Desert’ Community with Fresh Produce, UCLA Daily Bruin, 11.07.2011

Eastern Group Publications, 11.03.2011

Date posted: November 3, 2011

Gloria Angelina Castillo, “East LA Market Gets ‘Corner Store Makeover,’“ EGPNews, 11. 03.2011

La Opinion, 11.01.2011

Date posted: November 1, 2011

Mayra Azanza, Una transformación saludable para el Este, La Opinion, 11.01.2011

ABC 7 News Los Angeles, 10.29.2011

Date posted: October 29, 2011

East LA Corner Market Gets Healthy Makeover, ABC 7  News, 10.29.2011

Univision 34 Los Angeles, 10.29.2011

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Julio César Ortiz, Abren tiendas saludables al Este de Los Ángeles, Univision 34, 10.29.2011

GRAND RE-OPENING: Yash La Casa Market, Saturday 10.29.2011

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After many months of collaborative effort by local youth, community members, the Songu family (storeowners), UCLA students and staff, Nathan Cheng Consulting, and Public Matters through the UCLA-USC Center for Population Health and Health Disparities (CPHHD)’s Proyecto MercadoFRESCO, Yash La Casa Market re-opened on Saturday, October 29th to offer East L.A. residents a new inventory of fresh fruits and vegetables. Check out the pics below:

A FRESH WELCOME:



THE ENTHUSIASTIC CROWD:



THE SPEAKERS: Jessie Torres, Pan American Bank; Grace Gonzalez, Volunteers of East LA (VELA); Dr. Paul Simon, LA Department of Public Health; Dr. Mike Prelip, UCLA-USC CPHHD; Maria Hernandez, mother of ELARA student Lilybeth Hernandez; Rudy Salinas, East LA Rotary Club



A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION presented to the Songu Family by David Vela, Field Deputy for the Office of Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina, District-1:



HEALTH SCREENINGS + FOOD SAMPLES by CHEF AARON:



THE GARDEN FEAST:

The Eastsider LA, 10.28.2011

Date posted: October 28, 2011

East L.A. Corner Market Gets A Heart-Smart Makeover, The Eastsider LA, 10.28.2011

Our Lady of Guadalupe School, 10.27.2011

Date posted: October 27, 2011

October 27, 2011: Our Lady of Guadalupe School Presentation, East Los Angeles, CA

Students from East Los Angeles Renaissance Academy (ELARA) at Esteban Torres High School performed a skit to an audience of students, faculty, staff and parents at Our Lady of Guadalupe School, located across the street from Yash La Casa Market. The presentation promoted healthy food choices, publicized the upcoming Grand Re-Opening of Yash La Casa Market on October 29th and included flyer distribution to audience members.