The "story behind the measure" helps us understand the causes and forces at work that explain the data behind the number of Caja Solidaria shares purchased each month.

What's helping what we do? These are the positive forces at work in our strategy/program that influence how much we do or how well we do it.

• Cooperative purchasing provides better availability, selection, and pricing 
• Increased access to locally grown fruits and vegetables

What's hurting what we do? These are the negative forces at work in our strategy/program that infuence how much we do or how well we do it.

• Number of produce shares distributed each month has declined as focus has increased on other programs (2022)
• Not a certified SNAP retailer currently (2022)