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Resources
2003
Agricultural
Outlook and Rural America (2003). For professionals and
consumers, the Economic Research Service of USDA will debut a
new magazine published five times a year that will take
the place of Food Review, Agricultural Outlook and Rural America.
First release will be in February. For free electronic subscription
go to web page. (800) 999-6779 or (703) 605-6060.
Household Food Security in the United States, 2002. For professionals, this report provides statistics on the food security of households and on how much they spent for food and the extent to which food-insecure households participated in Federal and community food assistance programs. Economic Research Service. (800) 999-6779.
Hunger
and Food Insecurity Among the Elderly. (2003). For professionals
and consumers, this paper (PDF format) examines the prevalence,
severity, and impact of food insecurity among the elderly and
describes key federal nutrition programs that provide important
nutrition support to low-income elderly Americans. Center on Hunger
and Poverty. Food Security Institute, Brandeis University. (781)
736-8885.
2002
and earlier
Food
Security Action Resource
The primary focus of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's nutrition
assistance programs is providing food security -- access by all
people at all times to enough nutritious food for an active, healthy
life. All materials are available in portable document format
(PDF), which can be read with Adobe Acrobat
A
Guide to Measuring Household Food Security
Audience: Professionals
Description: This guide gives those concerned
about food insecurity and hunger the tools to assess the extent
of these problems in their communities. Download the preface and
introduction, or download
PDF file.
Contact: To learn more, visit the Initiative's website
at http://www.reeusda.gov/food_security/foodshp.htm,
or Joel Berg, USDA's Coordinator of Community Food Security at
joel.berg@usda.gov.
"The
National Nutrition Safety Net: Tools for Community Food Security"
Audience: Professionals (program providers, public
officials, anti-hunger advocates, coalitions)
Description: These tools help professionals
overcome barriers to making the nutrition assistance programs
available to all of those eligible in their local communities.
Browse through a web-based version, or download a PDF file (350K)
of the entire publication.
The
Poverty Simulation Kit.
For professionals, this is a 2-hour program of experiential
learning in which participants are sensitized to the realities
of life in poverty. In a Welfare Stimulation, 30-75 participants
role-play the lives of low-income citizens from various families.
Some are newly unemployed or deserted by the "breadwinner,"
while other receive Temporary Assistance to Needy Families either
with or without additional earned income. Still others receive
disability income.
ROWEL Education Association. (314) 361-6665.
"Together
We Can!"
Audience: Professionals
Description: A handbook that offers step-by-step
plans for combating hunger. It outlines ideas for what volunteers
can do, provides action plans for hunger-fighting activities,
and identifies resources available to fight hunger in communities
everywhere throughout America. Download a PDF file (187K).
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Web
Links
America's
Second Harvest <www.secondharvest.org>
Center
on Hunger and Poverty <www.centeronhunger.org>
Food
and Nutrition Information Center: Hunger/Food Security <http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000038.html>
Food
Research and Action Center <www.frac.org>
Michigan
State University Extension-Hunger Home Page <http://www.msue.msu.edu/fnh/hunger/>
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