Food Insecurity
Research Question:
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How do individuals at Covenant Soup Kitchen experience food insecurity?
COVENANT SOUP KITCHEN
Also serves as a food pantry
Covenant Soup Kitchen Mission Statement:
"Covenant Soup Kitchen provides food and access to basic services in an environment of care, love, support and safety to those individuals and families from the greater Windham community who come through our doors."
Covenant is open to anyone who wants to grab a meal or food from their food pantry.
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Their care and advocacy program attempts to serve other unmet needs of Covenant guests that may includes services like monthly health clinics, assistance filling out paperwork for employment, use of telephones, laundry vouchers, free personal care products, emergency clothing, as well as other activities varied to the people served at Covenant.
FOOD INSECURITY
What is it? Who is affected?
Definition: "the disruption of food intake or eating patterns because of lack of money and other resources" (Healthy People 2020)
Populations mostly affected:
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Low-Income Households
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Unemployed Individuals
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Racially & Ethnically Marginalized Groups
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Disabled Persons
Research Aims:
To evaluate aspects of individuals' lives that put them in circumstances where they can’t afford food
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To focus on people’s experiences with food insecurity
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To determine the scope of food insecurity
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To evaluate common themes in the lives of interviewees from Covenant Soup Kitchen, in regards to their food insecurity