Using unique survey data capturing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation in metropolitan Detroit, we explore how spatial access to local food assistance resources (e.g., SNAP offices, food retailers, charitable food assistance programs) may be associated with SNAP receipt. ...
-Note: A few years back, researchers at Tulane University here in our swampy New Orleans decided that the term “food swamp” was apter than food desert. Here is their explanation: “The caloric imbalance that leads to obesity is, of course, an issue about entire diets, not specific foods...
On a national level, Congress is still in the middle of fighting debating about the Farm Bill, including whether certain funds will expire or be cut from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps). Meanwhile, in Washington State, 6.1 percent of households...
approach of providing in-kind food aid has assisted millions of hungry people for more than 50 years, in 2007 GAO reported limitations to its efficiency and effectiveness. To improve U.S. food assistance, Congress has authorized some funding for local and regional procurement (LRP)--donors' ...
The Local Food Distribution Coordinator is a full-time (40 hrs/week) position with the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA) and is responsible for coordinating Farms Serving Hospitality and Restaurant Employees (FarmsSHARE) an emergency food assistance program launched by CFSA in response to ...
A number of existing federal programs benefiting all U.S. agricultural producers also provide support and assistance for local food systems. With few exceptions, these programs are not limited or targeted to local or regional food systems but are generally available to provide support to all U.S...
2022 Humanitarian Assistance in Ukraine $600,000 Humanitarian organizations such as the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Suntory Group to Support Humanitarian Relief Efforts in Ukraine 2023 Maui Fire and Disaster Relief US $70,000 Maui Strong Fund, Hawai‘i Community Foundation Suntory Holdin...
To examine progress toward USDA's goal of daily availability of locally produced foods for all students and to identify potential targets for technical assistance, this report uses data from the 2013 Farm to School Census to measure the prevalence of school districts that serve local food daily ...
While the USDA has been engaged in farm to school efforts for a number of years, a USDA National Farm to School Program was formally created by the Healthy-Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 to increase access to local foods by schools, including grants, training, technical assistance, and researc...
Under a food citizenship approach to food systems, enabling access to agricultural technical assistance that is consistent with agroecological values and sustainable development should serve as a strategy to empower producers while creating opportunities for economic development, further political engagement, ...