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The Evolution, Cost, and Operation of the Private Food Assistance Network [PDF]

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Delivery of assistance to the poor has changed drastically in the past 20 years. While the availability of cash assistance has decreased, the availability of food assistance has widened. The most substantial change in assistance available to the poor may
S. L. Bade, B. O. Daponte
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Social infrastructures and diverse economies enable seafood access through southern Maine food assistance programs

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Despite the high rates of seafood production in Maine and the importance of the seafood sector in Maine’s economy, food insecurity rates in the state are high.
Alessandra Moulton, Hillary Smith
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Food Stamp Benefits Adjust to Earnings with and without Cross-Program Effects from TANF and SSI Cash Assistance [PDF]

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As households participating in the Food Stamp Program and other public assistance programs work more, the additional earnings are partially offset by a reduction in food stamp benefits and cash assistance from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ...
Hanson, Kenneth, Andrews, Margaret S.
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Perceived Barriers to Micronutrient-Rich Diets Among Charitable-Service Users in Two European Settings: A Qualitative Pilot Study

open access: yesFoods
People experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage are disproportionately affected by micronutrient deficiencies, but evidence concerning the barriers to micronutrient-rich diets among disadvantaged populations in European settings is limited.
Aikaterini Palascha   +4 more
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?Those Who Need It the Most?: Equity Framing in 2021 U.S. Print News About Food Assistance

open access: yesHealth Equity, 2023
Objective: To understand how equity appeared in news about food assistance from 2021. Methods: We assessed a national sample of news articles (N=298) for equity arguments and language about racial and health equity.
doaj   +1 more source

EFFECTS OF FOOD ASSISTANCE AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS ON NUTRITION AND HEALTH, VOLUME 2, DATA SOURCES [PDF]

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This is the second of four reports completed by Abt Associates Inc., under the contract "The Nutrition and Health Outcome Study." This report is an evaluation of various data sources for their potential for analyzing the impacts of USDA's food assistance
Fox, Mary Kay   +2 more
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Regional Differences in Use of Food Stamps and Food Pantries by Low Income Households in the United States [PDF]

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The purpose of this paper is to examine the use of food stamps and private food assistance in different regions of the country during 1999, a year when food stamp use dropped to its lowest point in the recent past.
Duffy, Patricia A.   +2 more
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International Development Assistance and Food Security [PDF]

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Not only has development assistance overall been falling in volume terms, but the share of this ODA going to improving agriculture and nutrition in developing countries has also fallen.
Alan Matthews
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Democracia alimentar para populações em vulnerabilidade social: o caso de cozinhas solidárias em Manaus, Amazonas

open access: yesConfins
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a significant increase in collaboration between various public, private and civil organizations. These initiatives include solidarity kitchens, which are based on the principle of the Human Right to ...
Camila Lago Braga   +1 more
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Exploring scenario guided pathways for food assistance in Tuscany

open access: yesBio-based and Applied Economics, 2017
A growing number of people in high income countries, also from the segments of population once considered secure, seek food assistance. Diverse food aid initiatives and practices are developed by a range of actors to tackle food poverty; alongside ...
Francesca Galli   +4 more
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