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511. Nutrition Environment Gaps and Distribution Challenges in Rural Food Pantries During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study - Resources
Date: Jun 2024

Discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food pantries in rural areas. Analyzes survey data from 19 food pantry representatives working in California's San Joaquin Valley between August 2020 and June 2021. Examines the consumer nutrition environment in rural food pantries utilizing the Nutrition Environment Food Pantry Assessment Tool (NEFPAT).

...Dietetics, 124(6), 713-724.E4 06/2024 COVID-19 · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · California...

512. Healthy Behaviors Healthy Spaces Grants - Funding
Deadline: Dec 1, 2026

Grants to support projects that improve health and well-being in communities in the Western Tidewater region of Virginia and North Carolina. The foundation focuses on populations experiencing barriers to health and well-being based on geographic location and other factors.

...Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · North Carolina · Virginia...

513. A Disaggregated View of Market Concentration in the Food Retail Industry - Resources
Date: Jan 2023

Examines changes in food retailing market concentration at the national, state, Metropolitan Statistical Area, and county levels in the United States from 1990-2019, using data from the National Establishment Time Series dataset. Features statistics with breakdowns by metro, large nonmetro, small nonmetro, and rural areas.

...USDA Economic Research Service Access · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

514. Designing Participant-Centered Non-Congregate Summer Meal Programs - Resources
Date: May 2025

A recorded webinar that discusses non-congregate meal programs that serve rural populations in the summer. Focuses on the Second Harvest program in rural Florida and how they incorporated participant feedback and collaborated with community members. Transcript available below description.

...05/2025 No Kid Hungry Community engagement and volunteerism · Food security and nutrition · Networking and collaboration · Florida...

515. How Local Food Policy Councils Can Strengthen Summer Meal Programs - Resources
Date: Feb 2026

Profiles the Greenwood Counts Community Consortium's (GC3) Food and Hunger Alliance in South Carolina, a Local Food Policy Council (LFPC) focused on improving food systems and providing non-congregate meal options for rural families and children. Discusses the purpose and impact of LFPCs and their role in addressing food insecurity.

...Hungry Children and youth · Families · Food security and nutrition · Networking and collaboration · Policy · South Carolina...

516. Bulk Meal Offerings for Summer Non-Congregate: How Bulk Meals Meet the Needs of Families - Resources
Date: Mar 2025

A case study from Osage Prairie YMCA that discusses a food program located in rural Missouri providing summer bulk meal offerings and serving families in the community.

...offerings and serving families in the community. 03/2025 No Kid Hungry Food security and nutrition · Missouri...

517. Bridging the Gap: Building Authentic Partnerships Between Urban and Rural Organizations - Resources
Date: Jan 2024

Provides strategies to improve cooperation and partnerships between urban and rural organizations. Discusses issues such as context, partnership, communication, and programming. Includes references to specific food programs that have had successful collaborations.

...collaborations. 01/2024 No Kid Hungry Food security and nutrition · Networking and collaboration · Rural-urban differences...

518. Native American Agriculture and Food Systems: Challenges and Opportunities Presented by the COVID-19 Pandemic - Resources
Date: Jun 2022

Examines impacts of COVID-19 on Native American food systems. Analyzes 401 survey responses from Intertribal Agriculture Council (IAC) members, such as food producers, tribal leaders, and grocers. Discusses food systems issues such as limited storage capacity, shipment logistics, increased hunger and demand on social support programs, and cessation of food programs during COVID-19.

...Intertribal Agriculture Council COVID-19 · Food security and nutrition · Infectious diseases · Social connectedness · Tribal communities...

519. Closing the Summer Hunger Gap in Rural America - Resources
Date: Oct 2025

Informational sheet about rural food insecurity in the summer, with a focus on SUN Meals To-Go and Summer EBT (SUN Bucks) programs.

...Summer EBT (SUN Bucks) programs. 10/2025 No Kid Hungry Benefit enrollment and application · Food security and nutrition...

520. Going the Extra Mile: Overcoming Transportation Challenges and Other Barriers to Nourishing Food in Rural Communities - Resources
Date: May 2022

A recorded webinar that discusses food access issues in rural communities and solutions to overcome barriers. Focuses on challenges of transportation, limited income, and staffing, while also providing success stories that describe food banks, mobile feeding buses, farmers markets, and more. Transcript available below description.

...Hamby, Alicia Linares, Yolanda Minor 05/2022 No Kid Hungry Access · Food security and nutrition · Transportation...