Success StoryFighting Poverty One Box at a Time
Fighting Poverty One Box at a Time
Author: Kati Noble
Planning Unit: Breathitt County CES
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
Outcome: Intermediate Outcome
According to 2018 data from the Feeding America website, 25% of the population in Breathitt County face food insecurity.
Breathitt County’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) Assistant partnered with God’s Pantry to distribute 144 food boxes in January. Families received food safety handouts, meal planning handouts, and recipe cards on how to properly prepare the food items they received.
Families stated that they did not know how to properly prepare some of the items that they received. With the information that the SNAP-Ed Assistant provided from our Healthy Choices for Everybody Curriculum, participants were able to utilize all of the food items received. Families also stated that with the information provided, participants were able to reduce food waste by meal planning and using proper food safety practices.
Distributing food boxes to families is a step towards reducing the food insecurity rate in Breathitt County.
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