1. All Residents of Brazoria County Will Be Financially Stable and Have Their Basic Needs Met and 1 more... less...
All Residents in Brazoria County Have Their Basic Needs Met
1.3. % of Total Population in Brazoria County Estimated to Be Food Insecure
Current Value
11.6%
Definition
Definitions: Number and percentage of total population estimated to be food insecure. A person is defined as being food insecure if he or she lives in a household having difficulty meeting basic food needs, as defined by the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey.
Data Source: Feeding America analysis of Current Population Survey data on food-insecure households and American Community survey data on household income, unemployment, poverty, homeownership, race and ethnicity. State totals do not reflect the sum of all counties in Texas. State totals are aggregated from congressional district data.
Story Behind the Curve
Factors Pushing UP (More food insecurity, "Bad")
- Poor Transportation to get to food options
- Unemployment
- aging population
- Healthy food becoming more expensive/Unhealthy food relatively cheaper
- Limited access to food options (food deserts)
- under-employment limiting money for food/healthy food
- natural disasters
- Lack of knowledge of food preparation/Nutritional Awareness
- Lack of time (working multiple jobs, working longer hours)
- Social shame associated with taking services (ex: lunches @ school are alternate options)
- Lack of education on breastfeeding
Factors Pushing Down (Less food insecurity, "Good")
- School Nutrition Programs/Free breakfast/lunch
- Food Banks
- Summer Food Programs
- Improve Job Creation and Economy
- Backpack programs to feed kids over the weekends
- Churches/Nonprofits providing services
- Food stamps/WIC programs
Partners
- Food Banks
- Meals on Wheels
- Actions
- B.C and other libraries
- Schools
- Dream Center
- Salvation Army
- Brazosport Cares
- Hospitals and Doctors Offices, Clinics
- Local Churches
- St. Thomas Center
- Maternal Department in School Districs
- Boys and Girls club
- Head Start
- Collegs w Food Programs
- Restaurants and Grocery Stores
- Community Gardens
- WIC
Solutions
Evidence Based
- Food Pantries
- Backpack Buddies
- SNAP
- School System Programs
- Meals on Wheels/Actions - Meal Delivery
Promising
- Community Gardens
- Cooking/Nutritional Classes - Budgeting and Shopping as well.
- Financial Literacy
- Mentoring
- Farmers markets (esp. that accept SNAP)
- Food incentive programs
No Cost/Low Cost
- Restaraunt/Grocery Store Donation Programs
- Community Food Drives
- Networking/Connection Existing Resources with Those in Need
Off The Wall
- Gardening Classes
- Bring Back Home Ec/Cooking and Nutritional Courses
- ALL ISDs have free breakfast/lunch
Strategies
- Increase access to food through food pantry services or programs designed to put food into homes (food donations, resource drives, etc.)
- Strengthen the capacity of households to maximize budgets through education, training, skill-building, or other developmental programs.
- Engage in system or policy change that increase food access to children or adults
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