Assistance Programs
The place where you get nonperishable items
Food pantry
The number of Canadians who dont know where their next meal is coming from
four million
Zero raw score on food security status
High
The inherent right to have enough to eat
Food Justice
To qualify for assistance due to being under to poverty line
15,650
Program that provides food benefits to low-income families to supplement their grocery budget
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Ratio of people in the US that dont eat enough on any given day
1 in 7
One raw score on food security status
Marginal
Concentration of poverty, poor transportation, and low-quality food stores with higher prices and limited options
Food Desert or low food-access communities
Minimum Wage
7.25
Short-term cash assistance and trainings for families with children
North Carolina’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, called Work First (WF)
One of the root causes of hunger
Poverty
Two to four raw score on the food security status
Low
The number of unhealthy food options outnumbers places where healthier food can be accessed
Food Swamp
Model used to determine food security
Household Food Security Survey Module (HFSSM)
An organized group of stakeholders from various sectors that work to address food systems issues and needs
Food Policy Council
Public policies shown to decrease poverty
Affordable childcare, subsidized housing, basic income garuntee
Five to six raw score on the food security status
Very low
Strategy that aims to improve food security for a community
Community Food Security Framework (CFS)