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What is a vulnerable window for the emergence of food insecurity and hunger?
Those who make under $25,000
Who has higher odds of being food-insecure in terms of earnings bracket?
The percent of households face food insecurity daily
What is 67 percent of American households?
The most efficient way to fight hunger
What is donating to food pantries
Peanut butter
What is the most requested item in food pantries?
UT Outpost
Where is the free food pantry for students facing food insecurity on campus?
Rural residents of the Austin community
Who is more likely to face food insecurity in Austin?
The percent grocery prices increased over the past 12 months due to inflation
What is 13.1%?
the most commonly donated item of food
What is a canned good?
Canned beans
What is the most nutritious item you can donate?
UT Farmstand
Where can UT students purchase fresh produce on campus?
Factors associated with a higher odds ratio of food insecurity in Austin
What are: being a first-generation college student; Hispanic ethnicity; third-born child or later in the family; and less confident about financial management skills?
mass unemployment and the pandemic
What has led to a rise in food insecurity?
Giving your time to the food bank on UT Campus
What is volunteering at the UT Outpost
Glass containers
What container is not accepted by food banks
UT Student Government Community Food Distribution
What program provides free snacks and drinks for students monthly?
1 in 5 Austinites
How many locals from Austin face food insecurity each year?
22.2% of food-insecure students utilitze the food pantry on campus
What percent of food-insecure students actually use the food pantry?
Open conversations about needing help getting nutritious food
What is ending the stigma around getting food from a local pantry
Lunch programs
What is crucial to fighting food insecurity in public schools?
Forty Acres Food Alliance (FAFA)
What organization works to improve the food environment on campus through partnerships and advocacy?
What did one-fifth of households classify their food insecurity experience as?
Frequent or Chronic
today there are 50,000 across America
How many emergency food programs are there today?
Central Texas Food Bank (or any food bank near you)
How can you contribute to providing meals for people in need?
Amount of food wasted annually
What is 40% of food?