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2001-10-01
Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest);
Hunger in America 2001 provides a comprehensive profile of the incidence and nature of hunger and food insecurity in the U.S. Our study provides extensive demographic profiles of emergency food clients at charitable feeding agencies and comprehensive information on the nature and efficacy of local agencies in meeting the food security needs of clients.
The study is the largest of its kind. More than 32,000 individuals agreed to share their personal stories with us through face-to-face interviews at charitable emergency hunger-relief agencies like pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters. Nearly 24,000 local emergency hunger-relief agencies completed survey questionnaires about their efforts to serve millions of hungry Americans.
1998-01-01
Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest);
In 1997, Second Harvest, the national network of food banks, in conjunction with its member food banks, conducted extensive research into the distribution of emergency and non-emergency food to the needy in America. 79 of the 185 (at the time of the study) member food banks participated in this project. This report presents the results.
2003-11-01
Project for Public Spaces;
A study examining the role farmers markets play in supporting local food systems and addressing food security.
The report provides case studies of three markets, information on the impacts these markets have on customers, vendors, community members, and sponsors, and resources related to the role markets have in local food systems, opportunties for the future, and GIS maps of the market trade areas.
2000-12-01
Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest);
This annual report from Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) and America's Second Harvest presents information on actions the 50 states and the District of Columbia are taking -- or failing to take -- to address the food assistance gap. Actions include initiatives to foster access to Food Stamp Program benefits for working families with children, jobless persons willing to work, and legal immigrants; to expand the reach of the Summer Food and School Breakfast Programs; to bolster nutrition assistance to children in pre-school and afterschool settings; to strengthen the WIC Program's service to pregnant women, infants, and young children; and to supplement support (food and funds) to emergency feeding organizations.
2006-02-01
Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest);
Hunger in America 2006 is the largest, most comprehensive study of its kind ever conducted. The study provides authoritative, comprehensive, and statistically valid data on the national charitable response to hunger and the people served by private hunger-relief agencies. Through 52,000 face-to-face client interviews and 30,000 surveys of local charitable agencies, Hunger in America 2006 chronicles the nature and incidence of demand for emergency food assistance which, in turn, helps charitable feeding organizations better address the burgeoning need through program development and refinement. The results also better inform the public policy discourse so that federal nutrition programs can better serve those in need.
2003-01-01
Community Food Security Coalition;
Health professionals increasingly recognize the value of farm-and garden-scale urban agriculture. Growing food and non-food crops in and near cities contributes to healthy communities by engaging residents in work and recreation that improves individual and public well-being. This article outlines the benefits of urban agriculture with regard to nutrition, food security, exercise, mental health, and social and physical urban environments. Potential risks are reviewed. Practical recommendations for health professionals to increase the positive benefits of urban agriculture are provided.
2005-02-01
Community Food Security Coalition;
This 24 page document surveys the linkages between food banking and community food security, with case studies and interviews of 10 leading food banks and food bankers. In conjunction with World Hunger Year.
2003-02-01
Community Food Security Coalition;
Urban Agriculture and Community Food Security in the United States: Farming from the City Center To the Urban Fringe is prepared by the Urban Agriculture Committee of the Community Food Security Coalition to raise awareness of the ways that urban agriculture can respond to food insecurity. The document advocates for policies that promote small-scale urban and peri-urban farming, and thereby prepare the next generation of urban farming leaders.
2002-01-01
Community Food Security Coalition;
This guide features case studies of seven diverse and innovative projects funded by USDA's Community Food Projects grant program. It also includes basic information about the CFP program and sources for more information.
2002-01-01
Community Food Security Coalition;
This photo-rich, 21-page booklet features eight innovative community-based food projects drawn from around the nation's most populous state. Also included are:
- Articles by leading organizations working on critical public issues such as hunger, obesity, the grocery gap, and the diminishing numbers of independent farms.
- A resource guide of key organizations working in the diverse arenas that comprise community food security.
Weaving the Food Web is a valuable tool for educating your community members, public officials, and the media about community food security. It offers many points of entry to this growing field of work. As such, we invite your assistance in getting copies of the booklet into the hands of those would benefit from it.
2006-01-01
Bread for the World Institute;
Frontline Issues in Nutrition Assistance: Hunger 2006 argues the fastest, most direct way to reduce hunger is to improve nutrition assistance programs. In the United States, the government has pledged to cut hunger in half by 2010. Will it happen? Not without an aggressive approach. Internationally, we also find ourselves pursuing another deadline, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The MDGs, including the first goal of halving hunger, come due in 2015. Presently, we are not on track to reach that goal in some of the worst stricken areas of the world.
Nutrition assistance programs have been proven highly effective and affordable. Hunger 2006 calls for strengthening these. In the United States, that means improving existing federal programs. In the developing world, we focus on nutrition interventions that will have an immediate impact on the most vulnerable groups, especially women and children. The time is now for stepping up efforts to end hunger, and Hunger 2006 shows how to do it.
