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When the Even the “Dollar Value Meal” Costs Too Much: Food Insecurity and Long Term Dependence on Food Pantry Assistance
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When Even the ‘Dollar Value Meal’ Costs Too Much: Food Insecurity and Long Term
Dependence on Food Pantry Assistance
Maureen Berner, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sharon Paynter, Ph.D.
Brown University
Emily Anderson, MPA Candidate
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Contact information:
CB #3330 Knapp-Sanders Building
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3330
## email not listed ##
2009 Annual Conference of
the Midwest Political Science Association
April 3, 2009
Understanding the characteristics of people needing services is key to designing effective anti-poverty programs. Using time-series data from client files at participating non-profit food pantries, we created profiles of over 500 individuals accessing private, non-profit food assistance from 2005-2008, representing almost 3,966 separate visits. One of the central factors we are considering is whether or not the recipients are already participating in food stamps, the primary government food assistance program. We also focus on the role of employment and household situation, as well as a variety of household and demographic factors. We find the typical client is African American. There is not a typical family size – clients are about as likely to come from a large family as a small one. Pantry clients report a median income that is 23 percent less than the median county income and 29 percent less than the state median. A client typically visited a pantry 4 times, although a large share visited much more often.
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| | Authors: Berner, Maureen., Paynter, Sharon. and Anderson, Emily. |
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When Even the ‘Dollar Value Meal’ Costs Too Much: Food Insecurity and Long Term
Dependence on Food Pantry Assistance
Maureen Berner, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sharon Paynter, Ph.D.
Brown University
Emily Anderson, MPA Candidate
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Contact information:
CB #3330 Knapp-Sanders Building
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3330
## email not listed ##
2009 Annual Conference of
the Midwest Political Science Association
April 3, 2009
Understanding the characteristics of people needing services is key to designing effective anti-
poverty programs. Using time-series data from client files at participating non-profit food
pantries, we created profiles of over 500 individuals accessing private, non-profit food assistance
from 2005-2008, representing almost 3,966 separate visits. One of the central factors we are
considering is whether or not the recipients are already participating in food stamps, the primary
government food assistance program. We also focus on the role of employment and household
situation, as well as a variety of household and demographic factors. We find the typical client
is African American. There is not a typical family size – clients are about as likely to come from
a large family as a small one. Pantry clients report a median income that is 23 percent less than
the median county income and 29 percent less than the state median. A client typically visited a
pantry 4 times, although a large share visited much more often.
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