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Website Search Results for: Food Security

1115 webpages matched your search. Here are matches 601 - 610:

601. Rural Hunger in America: Summer Meals - Resources
Date: Apr 2018

Describes how Summer Nutrition Programs reduce food insecurity for low-income children in rural areas and offers strategies that can help rural communities overcome barriers to participation in these programs.

...Community and faith-based initiatives · Food security and nutrition · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

602. Reimagining Hunger Responses in Times of Crisis: Insights from Case Examples and a Survey of Native Communities' Food Access During COVID-19 - Resources
Date: Dec 2021

Report examining food insecurity among American Indian and Alaska Native communities during the COVID-19 pandemic based on 504 food access survey responses. Discusses food insecurity rates in relation to respondent characteristics, resiliency of Native producers and food economies, and policy recommendations to address food access issues.

...Native American Agriculture Fund Access · Food security and nutrition · Policy · Statistics and data · Tribal communities...

603. The Impact of the Coronavirus on Local Food Insecurity - Resources
Date: May 2020

Investigates the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on food insecurity in the United States by examining county- and state-level data on changes in food insecurity from 2018-2020. Highlights information from counties in rural areas.

...county data · Food security and nutrition · Infectious diseases · State-by-state data · State-by-state...

604. Older Americans Act: Updated Information on Unmet Need for Services - Resources
Date: Jun 2015

Examines older adults' reported need for home and community-based services and the potential unmet need for these services. Includes metropolitan and nonmetropolitan data on food insecurity and receipt of congregate and home-delivered meals.

...Food security and nutrition · Home and community-based services · Older adults · Rural-urban differences · Statistics...

605. Rural Hunger in America: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program For Women, Infants, and Children - Resources
Date: Jul 2018

Provides information on the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program in rural versus urban areas, including rates of poverty, food insecurity, participation in WIC, and more.

...enrollment and application · Children and youth · Families · Food security and nutrition · Poverty · Rural-urban differences · Women...

606. Federal Nutrition Programs for Grandfamilies and Kinship Families - Resources
Date: 2022

A fact sheet that provides information on benefits, programs, and organizations that assist low-income grandfamilies and kinship families gaining access to healthy food. Includes information on the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR).

...Center, Generations United Benefit enrollment and application · Families · Food security and nutrition · Poverty · Tribal communities...

607. Child Hunger In Rural America - Resources
Date: Feb 2020

Discusses food insecurity impacts on children in rural America, with a focus on geographic isolation, lack of opportunities, limited resources, and programmatic barriers. Includes metro versus nonmetro comparisons of percent of households experiencing food insecurity.

...America, No Kid Hungry Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

608. An Evaluation Report: Senior Food-Assistance, Related Programming, and Seniors' Experiences Across the Feeding America Network - Resources
Date: Apr 2019

Discusses characteristics of 17 food bank programs in rural and urban areas of 9 states, through interviews, observations, and document reviews. Examines challenges faced by food-insecure rural seniors and profiles food-assistance programs in rural areas of Montana, Alabama, and Minnesota.

...aging-related services · Food security and nutrition · Older adults · Rural-urban differences · Alabama · Minnesota · Montana...

609. Rural Communities Leading the Way: Introducing Local Foods to Meal Service - Resources
Date: Oct 2021

Discusses how 3 rural communities utilize local food procurement strategies to provide for school meals. Includes approaches to overcome food insecurity, invest in local food economies, and provide educational opportunities for students related to agriculture and science.

...Children and youth · Community and economic development · Community engagement and volunteerism · Food security and nutrition · Schools...

610. Examining Food Insecurity in the Rural United States: A Qualitative Study - Resources
Date: Feb 2020

Explores the difficulties families experience when trying to provide nutritious food to children, as well as related issues of food insecurity in 6 rural counties of the U.S. Discusses perceptions of food benefits, family circumstances, and participant suggestions to improve food access.

...America, No Kid Hungry Benefit enrollment and application · Children and youth · Families · Food security and nutrition...