How To Find Food Assistance

83,570 people are considered food insecure in our service area (Feeding America 2019)

People who are food insecure lack reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food

There were 52,165 individuals served by our food pantries coalition members in 2021.

Approximately 31,000 people lack sufficient food resources and are not currently utilizing food pantries for assistance

The Food Pantries kicked off the project by gathering comprehensive community food resource information, then creating an asset map which includes resources such as food pantries, community and senior meals, summer feeding programs for children, and produce access.
We also collected census information in order to visually see areas of greater need.  The darker pink the census tract is shaded on the map the higher percentage of people living in that community have a household income of 185% of the poverty line or lower – a common income measurement of need used by Government programs such as USDA and WIC.
The map and data are vital visual tools guiding our process to identify geographic areas with the greatest gaps in services and specific barriers to food access: such as stigma,  transportation, hours of pantry operation, consumers needs, and preferences as we work to connect those in need with food pantries and other resources.
This is truly a collaborative effort and we are grateful to our funders and partners working with us on this important project and all of our work.