Dotte Mobile Grocer

Recognizing the need for fresh, affordable food in Wyandotte County, a group of community partners joined forces to launch the Dotte Mobile Grocer, rolling out in 2019. Nearly 22,000 Wyandotte County residents have limited access to a grocery store. One in four children are food insecure. And 31 percent of households with three or more people have one or no vehicle. The mobile grocer aims to improve life for those residents by bringing affordable, healthy foods to their neighborhoods during set hours and at specific locations based on community needs and demand.

MATT KLEINMANN is currently a doctoral student in architecture with a focus on public health at the University of Kansas. With a background in urban design and videography, Matt's work is focused on using community-based participatory research to help neighborhoods tell stories that promote greater access to healthy food and active living. Matt leverages narrative design as a democratic tool that can help shape public policy in order to reduce health disparities in the built environment through community engagement and participatory design. He believes that people should have the basic human right of living in a healthy neighborhood, and that architectural designers can use their skills to promote greater health access for all.