Transcript Food Pantry Nutrition Project - University of Missouri Extension

Food Pantry Nutrition Project
Bill McKelvey
Department of Rural Sociology
Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security
Project Overview
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2-year project
Initiated in March 2011
Involves eight (8) food pantries
Food Bank for Central and NE MO service area
Food Systems approach to improving nutrition
in food pantries
– Access
– Distribution
– Consumption
Project Overview
• Research and Evaluation
– Semi-controlled comparisons
– Impact on pantry capacity and nutrition awareness
• Best practices
• Part of a larger research project
– Food pantry client interviews (2005, 2010, 2013)
– Food pantry director interviews (2010, 2013)
– 24 hour recalls, food basket inventories, health
questionnaires
Demand for Food Pantry Services
• 2010: 66,745 people served every month
through 77 food pantries
• 2011: 72,436 people service every month
through 78 food pantries
• 8.5% increase from 2010 to 2011
(M. Moody, Agency Relations, The Food Bank, personal
communication, March 6)
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable
Access in Pantries
• Only 15.4% of pantries distribute fresh fruit every
month
• Only 23.1% of pantries distribute fresh vegetables
every month
• Many pantries lack appropriate refrigeration
– Only 50% are satisfied with their refrigeration
– 70% are satisfied with their freezer capacity
• Pantry operating hours also pose a challenge
(Jensen et al., 2011)
Tailored Recipes and Tips
Rapid Recipe Response
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Based on in-stock pantry foods
Communication is KEY!
USDA SNAP Ed Recipe Finder
Challenges:
– Communication/Timing/Logistics
– Printing
– Available foods
• Train the Trainer
Food Tastings
Seeds that Feed
Other Project Activities
• Healthy Food Drives
• Local Produce
Donations
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Farmers Market
Donation Station
Home Gardeners
Gleaning
Prison Garden
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Community Gardening
Permanent Info Display
SNAP Outreach
SNAP at Farmers
Markets
Cultivating Partnerships
• University of Missouri Extension
– Family Nutrition Education Program
– Master Gardeners
• Missouri Food Bank Association
– SNAP Outreach and Local purchasing
• Society of St. Andrew
– Gleaning
• Culver Stockton College (Canton)
– Food Drives and Community Garden
References
• Jensen, J., Heflin, C., Hermsen, J., Rikoon, S.
(2011). Feeding the Hungry: Results from a
Survey of Food Pantry Directors in MidMissouri (Report 10-2011). Columbia:
University of Missouri, Institute of Public
Policy.