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Addressing food insecurity in military and veteran families.
Food insecurity is a complicated issue, and several factors give rise to its prevalence across all military- and Veteran-connected families - no matter their rank. Research is just now starting to catch up to what is already known:
The unique challenges that service members, past and present, and their families face - from spouse un- and underemployment, to child care costs, student loans, and out-of-pocket living expenses - contribute to the complexities that lead to the inaccessibility of nutritious foods.
That is why Blue Star Families is committed to making food insecurity a thing of the past by rallying around military and Veteran families, delivering military and civilian resources to those in need and empowering them to thrive.
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Resources
- Feeding America: Find Local Food Banks
- Military Family Advisory Network (MFAN): Food Assistance
- Armed Services YMCA Food Assistance and Emergency Food Relief
- Operation Homefront: Critical Financial Assistance
- WhyHunger
- No Kid Hungry: Free Meals Finder
- Meals on Wheels: Meal Provider Search
- National WIC Association
- U.S. Department of Agriculture: Food and Nutrition Service Resources
- U.S. Department of Agriculture: Food and Nutrition Service State Contact Map
- Little Free Pantry / Mini Pantry Movement Map
- FoodFinder.us
- Freefood.org
- Defense Commissary Agency
- U.S. Department of Agriculture: Economic Research Service
- Center for Strategic & International Studies: Food Insecurity Among U.S. Veterans and Military Families
- Military Leaders Economic Security Toolkit
- MAZON: Leading the Charge to Remove Barriers for Military Families
- National Resource Directory
- US Department of Veteran Affairs Nutrition and Food Services
Articles
Staying Ahead of Holiday Stress
Staying Ahead of Holiday Stress By Kelley Klor, Amazon Food Insecurity DEPLOY Fellow As we roll into the final stretch of the year, and plans are made for holiday…
Tackling Food Insecurity: A Mission that Hits Home
Tackling Food Insecurity: A Mission that Hits Home Meet Kelley. She’s an Air Force spouse, mom of two, and just joined the Blue Star Families team as the Food Insecurity…
Food Insecurity, Poverty, and Military and Veteran Life
Food Insecurity, Poverty, and Military and Veteran Life By Kelley Klor, Amazon Food Insecurity DEPLOY Fellow Food insecurity is a topic filling newsfeeds right now, but the issue is not…
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