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

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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)

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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.

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Movie Fans?

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

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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

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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
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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

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Temp board goals
Soup Stop

• Draft a mission statement
• Find and approve a location
• Determine time table for service and the
  timeframe for initiation

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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

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Possible Initial Locations
Soup Stop

• Eliminated
• South Side Café
• Northside Baptist
• Newman Center
• Otterbein
• Beavers Catering
• Eagles Club
• Laborers Hall

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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?

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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.

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Food insecure withouthunger

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

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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

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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

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Healthy People 2010

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

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Moment of Reflection

• How can food insecure individuals living in
  poverty be overweight?