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Title: Food Insecurity


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Food Insecurity
  • FCS 3151
  • M. Burns, PhD, RD

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Is food insecurity an issue in America?
  • Given the agricultural bounty and wealth of the
    United States, it is not only inhumane but also
    unwise and short-sighted, from a human capital
    perspective, to allow food insecurity and hunger
    to continue to exist at their present levels. J
    Am Diet Assoc. 2002

3
A few statistics
  • Households with children had more than twice the
    rate of food insecurity as those without children
    (16.7 v. 8.2)
  • Married with children lowest rate of food
    insecurity
  • Food insecure households headed by a single mom
    (31.7)
  • Poverty rate by ethnicity Black (24.4),
    Hispanic (22.5), and white (10.5)

4
Food security is not
  • While the government is concerned about the
    security of our food supply, food security, for
    our purposes, deals primarily with food
    availability.

5
Movie Fans?
  • What movie did Julia Roberts win the academy
    award for best actress in 2000?

6
Erin Brockovich
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Food insecurity is evident when families...
  • Lack access to food.
  • Depend on food assistance programs.
  • Skip meals.
  • Substitute nutritious foods with less expensive
    alternatives.
  • Seek assistance from soup kitchens and food
    pantries.

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How is food security measured?
  • Food Security Questionnaire
  • 10-18 indicators (10 in no children)
  • Used in the Current Population Survey and CSFII
  • Four minutes to administer
  • Scoring results in placement into one of three
    categories

9
Soup Stop
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Soup Stop
Darlene Riedemann
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We are a diverse ecumenical community group who
have joined together to provide a nutritional
meal in a loving, friendly atmosphere. Without
question, we accept all and feed all who are
hungry while respecting the dignity of all our
guests.
Soup Stop
Mission Statement
11
Background
Soup Stop
  • Soup Stop was formed in the Spring of 2001
  • A temporary board was set up
  • Soup Stop is a group of people with a desire to
    feed hungry people
  • Milestones
  • First meal served 06/18/2001
  • Contributors (individual, business, and churches)
  • Volunteers are the backbone of Soup Stop

12
Temp board goals
Soup Stop
  • Draft a mission statement
  • Find and approve a location
  • Determine time table for service and the
    timeframe for initiation

13
Activity
Soup Stop
  • Community meeting held - temporary board formed
  • Mission statement drafted
  • Drafted a letter of intentions to various local
    organizations
  • Identified opportunities for food handler
    training
  • Evaluated several potential locations
  • Procured some service equipment (pro gratis)
  • Published public information in local newspapers
  • Stayed within our budget

14
Possible Initial Locations
Soup Stop
  • Eliminated
  • South Side CafĂ©
  • Northside Baptist
  • Newman Center
  • Otterbein
  • Beavers Catering
  • Eagles Club
  • Laborers Hall

15
We have addressedseveral needs...
Soup Stop
  • Location for food preparation and serving
  • Health department approval
  • Sources of funding
  • Umbrella organization for insurance
  • Licensed food handlers (one needs to be present
    at all times)
  • Volunteers, volunteers, volunteers

16
Status Summary
Soup Stop
  • We are located at First Presbyterian Church in
    downtown Charleston
  • Soup Stop is feeding people
  • More than 50 volunteers are working
  • Meals are served five days of the week
  • The current meal is peanut butter sandwich,
    fruit, a snack, choice of soup and bottled water.

17
Progress
Soup Stop
  • Soup Stop has developed a dual plan for hot
    lunches
  • Microwaveable meals (Mon-Wed-Fri)
  • Catered portions from Whats Cooking (Tue-Thu)
  • Soup Stop has served 4,300 meals since 06/18/2001

18
Attention Areas
Soup Stop
  • It has been a slow course to serving hot meals
  • Equipment and kitchen limitations
  • Health Department compliance
  • Soup Stop has addressed these issues by
  • Working with Health Department to identify
    requirements
  • Equipment needs were identified
  • A plan for delivery was developed

19
Soup Stop
Your thoughts?
  • How can we more accurately determine the need in
    our community?
  • How can we more effectively publicize our
    services to reach needy people?
  • Would you like to be a part of our volunteer
    network?

20
Volunteers
Soup Stop
Board member Director
  • Carl Nancy Curran
  • Lenore Thompson
  • Marylee Coffey
  • Nell Cunningham
  • Susanne Applegate
  • Cathy Babbs
  • Judy Kline
  • MaryAnn Sam Taber
  • Lee Sandy Adams
  • Velda Hoker
  • Helen Krebut-Reed
  • JoAnne Laible
  • Joyce Dave Mauer
  • Marjorie Howard
  • Wynette Noll
  • Miriam Whitlow
  • Dorothy Rodgers
  • John Bennett
  • Harold Strangeman
  • Ed Delores Ferguson
  • Linda Simpson
  • Gail Cox
  • Phyllis Hackett
  • Jeanette Scott
  • Brian Houston
  • Dorothy Schulke
  • Barbara Fanello
  • Dan Vicki Bircher
  • Shirley Stewart
  • Christy Pruemer
  • Megah Ghimire
  • Gabby Zimija
  • Melissa Bailey
  • Eric Barkley
  • Nick Kousma
  • Donna Ayers
  • Peter Leigh
  • Brenda Warren
  • Darlene Riedemann
  • Jack Cosby

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Food security status
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Food secure
  • All people at all times have access to enough
    food for an active, healthy life.
  • This includes the ready availability of
    nutritionally-adequate, safe foods and the
    assured ability to acquire them in socially
    acceptable ways.

23
Food insecure withouthunger
  • Limited or uncertain ability to acquire or
    consume an adequate quality or sufficient
    quantity of food in socially acceptable ways.

24
Food insecure with hunger
  • The uneasy or painful sensation caused by a
    recurrent or involuntary lack of food, which may
    produce malnutrition over time.
  • Moderate adults
  • Severe children, and more severe among adults

25
Who is hungry?
  • Poor
  • Working poor
  • The Young
  • The old
  • Low-income women
  • Ethnic minorities
  • Inner city and rural dwellers
  • Certain southern and western states
  • Farmers
  • Homeless

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Consequences of Food Insecurity
  • Physical impairments related to insufficient food
  • Psychological issues due to lack of access to
    food
  • Sociofamilial disturbances

28
Healthy People 2010
  • To increase food security among US households to
    94 (from the baseline of 88) and in so doing
    reduce hunger

29
Moment of Reflection
  • How can food insecure individuals living in
    poverty be overweight?
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