Facts and Stats
How many Bostonians experienced food insecurity in 2016?
1 in 5
What does “a household's inability to provide enough food for every person to live an active, healthy life” refer to?
Food Security
True or False: The city of Boston has a map of food pantries and soup kitchens
True
What is the UFP instagram handle?
@ecurbanfoodproject
Ture or False: The CDI provides many things in their office including snacks?
True (But Limited)
As of 2017 what percentage of Boston's women, infants, and children eligible for WIC benefits were active in the program?
63.3%
What does “The estimated minimum level of income needed to secure the necessities of life” refer to?
Poverty Line
Does Boston organize their food resources city-wide or by neighborhood?
Neighborhood
UFP has a garden, where is the garden located?
EC’s Notre Dame campus
How many people make up the CDI?
3
Between 2012-2016 approx. how many households were using SNAP in the U.S?
13%
True or false: The majority of food insecure households do not live in poverty.
True
DAILY DOUBLE
About how many farmers markets are in Boston?
DD: Can name how many farms Boston has.
15
What are the 3 sectors of UFP?
Education, Gardening, and Social Outreach
The CDI often holds large events with food, what type of food is served at the Coretta Scott King luncheon
Soul Food
As of 2017 how many times more likely were Boston renters to be often or sometimes hungry but couldn't afford to eat then than Boston homeowners?
4.7x
What is WIC and what does it stand for?
Woman, Infants, and Children is a federal food assistance program created to address the barriers to accessing healthy foods.
What is a mobile market?
A local food delivery program designed to bring fresh, local food from Trustees and other Massachusetts farms to Boston neighborhoods with limited access to healthy food.
UFP has a greenhouse, where is the greenhouse located?
Marian Hall/JYC
What activity was the first CDI Fun Friday
Song Association
Which Boston neighborhood exceeds the city average of households using SNAP benefits at 39.9%?
Roxbury
DAILY DOUBLE
A _____is an area that has limited access to affordable and nutritious food.
DD: In contrast a is an area with higher access to supermarkets or vegetable shops with fresh foods
Food Desert
Are the applications for SNAP benefits state-by-state or federal?
State by State
DAILY DOUBLE
What elementary school do the UFP education coordinators volunteer?
DD: What is the full name?
Mission Grammar School
How many mode of contact does the CDI have?
DD: can name ALL 5?
5 modes