An Examination of Monthly Food Pantry Cycles in the Context of SNAP Benefits
Share Article MILWAUKEE (PRWEB) February 11, 2021 The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), may be the most notable Food Assistance Programs available nationally. The SNAP program provides food budget discounts to needy families whereas food panties acquire donations of food to hand out to the needy for free. According to new research, pantry-goers do not always exhaust pantry options. In a food bank network where clients were able to visit pantiries up to twice per week, ¾ of them visited once per month or less, often at predictable times of the month. So how does the food pantry intake cycle interact with SNAP?
Institute for Food Laws and Regulations
February 11, 2021
Food for thought: Scott Haskell argues that regulatory changes to food pricing, taxation, education, and business incentives, are needed to address food deserts, swamps, and mirages.
Food deserts vs. food swamps vs. food mirages and food insecurity are all important societal concepts that need addressing through community participation and changes in current food laws and regulations.
Civil society uses a number of terms to describe a population’s access to food. Food deserts are often described as specific geographic areas where residents’ access to affordable, healthier food options (e.g., low use of processed foods, low sugar groceries/drinks, fresh fruits and vegetables) are generally restricted or even nonexistent due to the absence of grocery stores/supermarkets/farmers markets within a convenient traveling distance to vulnerable communities.
COVID-19 Pandemic Effects on National Parks and Recreation
Share Article MILWAUKEE (PRWEB) February 10, 2021 In the post-war period of the 1940s, visitation to US national parks and recreational parks was on the rise, reaching a peak of 75 million in the 1990s. Fast forward to March of 2020: COVID-19 sweeps the globe, and park visitation comes to a screeching halt. The Statue of Liberty and the Washington Monument are two examples of iconic landmarks that had a complete shut down.
In the recent article “How has the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Outdoor Recreation in the U.S.? A Revealed Preference Approach”, Craig Landry, John Bergstrom, John Salazar, and Dylan Turner from the University of Georgia, seek to understand how the pandemic affected the quantity and value of trips to the public outdoor recreation areas in the United States.
Craig Gundersen is ACES Distinguished Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics at the University of Illinois, is on the Technical Advisory Group for Feeding America, is the lead researcher on Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap project, and is the Managing Editor for Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. He is also a Round Table Member of the Farm Foundation, a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and a Faculty Affiliate of the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO) at the University of Notre Dame. His research concentrates on the causes and consequences of food insecurity and on the evaluation of food assistance programs, with an emphasis on SNAP.
Planning for Future Pandemics Using Supply Chain Mapping
Share Article MILWAUKEE (PRWEB) December 21, 2020 We were hoping that restaurants would be recovering by now, but instead of bending the curve sufficiently to get us over the toughest part of COVID, hospitals are once again full, restaurants are still empty, and people are still working from home.
In the new article “Supply chain mapping to prepare for future pandemics featured in the Applied Economics Perpectives & Policy, Bailey Norwood and Derrell Peel from Oklahoma State University dig into what supply chain mapping entails, how it can be conducted and why it is beneficial.