New Report: Building Community Food Security

Posted by on September 1, 2006

[posted from Foodlinks America newsletter]

New Resource Helps Advance Food Security

World Hunger Year (WHY), a non-profit organization based in New York City, has released a new report to aid emergency food programs in fostering improved food security in their communities. Serving Up Justice: How to Design an Emergency Feeding Program and Build Community Food Security can help food pantries and soup kitchens fulfill the critical role of preventing severe nutritional deficiencies among hungry Americans while simultaneously adopting long-term measures that address the source, not just the symptoms, of hunger and dependence on emergency food. That goal is particularly important as emergency feeders struggle to meet rising demand in the face of shrinking government support.

The resource guide can aid those planning to establish or improve a food pantry, soup kitchen, or other emergency feeding program. It outlines the logistics of creating and managing a food security program, including the promotion of individual and community self-reliance. The 60-page report contains sections on community food assessment, designing a program, seeking funding and support, building education and agricultural programs, local partnerships, and evaluating the effort. To access the publication, visit: http://www.worldhungeryear.org/comm_conn/serve_up_justice.asp.