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FAKH Study: Children face more food insecurity By Monica Ruehling Child food insecurity rates in the service area for Feeding America, Kentucky's Heartland are higher than overall food insecurity rates. Feeding America, Kentucky's Heartland (FAKH) announced the release of Map the Meal Gap 2019, the latest report by Feeding America(R) on food insecurity and the cost of food at both the county and congressional district level. It is the only study that provides food insecurity data at the local level. Map the Meal Gap 2019 reveals that food insecurity exists in every county, including FAKH's service area. It also shows that children are more likely to be food insecure, with the overall percentage for children at 19%. In Adair County, the percentage is 20.7%. "There isn't a single state or county in America free from child hunger, and it is within our collective power to change that and ensure that today's children are tomorrow's leaders," said Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, chief executive officer of Feeding America. "The Feeding America nationwide network of food banks is investing in our nation's future by helping to provide over 146 million meals to children every year. Still, Map the Meal Gap highlights that more must be done. Together food banks, corporations, policymakers, donors, volunteers and advocates can solve hunger." The analysis also finds 56% of Kentucky residents who are food insecure are likely ineligible for federal nutrition assistance under current program requirements. This means that many households must rely even more on charitable food assistance, such as FAKH. "What we're finding are more and more working families who are just scraping to get by, living paycheck to paycheck," said Jamie Sizemore, FAKH Executive Director. "When a household emergency happens, like a car breaking down or an unexpected medical situation, buying food for themselves or their family is the last thing on the list." FAKH is a member of Feeding America's hunger-relief network comprised of 200 food banks and 60,000 food pantries and meal programs which together provides food assistance to more than 40 million people in the U.S. struggling with hunger. Through a network of over 225 partner agencies in the FAKH 42 county service area, food is distributed to individuals and families in need through various food programs, including The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). In addition, school-age children have food for the weekend through the BackPack program, and income-eligible senior citizens over the age of 60 receive government commodities through the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP). Map the Meal Gap 2019 uses data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and food price data and analysis provided by Nielsen, a global provider of information and insights. The study is supported by The Howard G. Buffett Foundation, Conagra Brands Foundation and Nielsen. Key local findings:
"I encourage everyone to visit the website, map.feedingamerica.org, to find out what hunger looks like in their community and get involved to be part of the solution," Babineaux-Fontenot continued. "One way is to tell Congress to invest in kids during Child Nutrition Reauthorization legislation and increase access to food for kids during the summer. Your voice matters and we can make a difference." This is the ninth consecutive year that Feeding America has conducted the Map the Meal Gap study. The Map the Meal Gap 2019 interactive map allows policymakers, state agencies, corporate partners, food banks and advocates to develop integrated strategies to fight hunger on a community level. The interactive map, summary of the findings, and full report are available at map.feedingamerica.org. This story was posted on 2019-05-12 20:44:12
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