Resources
Publications
*UPDATED* These publications, podcasts, and web resources represent just a sample of information in the public domain about food insecurity in the DMV, in the US, and in the world. Check back for updates!
News Articles
"America at Hunger's Edge"
New York Times Magazine
September 2, 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/02/magazine/food-insecurity-hunger-us.html
"A Growing Number of Americans Are Going Hungry"
Washington Post
November 25, 2020
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/business/hunger-coronavirus-economy/
"Fighting Food Insecurity"
Washington Post Live Event
September 15, 2020
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2020/09/02/fighting-food-insecurity/
"District's Food Insecurity Rate Estimated to Be 16 Percent, up from 10.6 Percent before Pandemic"
Washington Post
October 1, 2020
Podcasts
Reset the Table
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Examines "...fresh ideas for solving food insecurity around the world--and right here at home."
On the Web
RetireGuide Resource: Meals on Wheels
https://www.retireguide.com/retirement-life-leisure/senior-housing/aging-in-place/meals-on-wheels/
Feeding America
"Understand Food Insecurity"
https://hungerandhealth.feedingamerica.org/understand-food-insecurity/hunger-health-101/
Eater - Washington, DC
"How to Help Fight Food Insecurity in DC"
October 22, 2020
https://dc.eater.com/2020/8/11/21295541/how-to-help-fight-food-insecurity-in-d-c
Reports
"Hunger Report 2021: A Closer Look at the Changing Face of Hunger"
June 23, 2021
Capital Area Food Bank
https://hunger-report.capitalareafoodbank.org/
"Food Access & Food Security in the District of Columbia: Responding to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency" (September 2020)
DC Food Policy Council
https://dcfoodpolicy.org/foodsecurity2020/
Framework for Food Security and Nutrition in Protracted Crises (2015)
Committee on World Food Security
http://www.fao.org/3/a-bc852e.pdf
The State of Food Insecurity and Nutrition in the World in 2020
UN Food and Agriculture Organization
http://www.fao.org/3/ca9692en/online/ca9692en.html
Organizations Working Toward Food Security
There are a number of organizations in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area that address food insecurity. This list is just a sample of organizations making a difference.
Bread for the City
Capital Area Food Bank
https://www.capitalareafoodbank.org/
Martha's Table
Shepherd's Table
https://www.shepherdstable.org/
