Resources

Food insecurity is an issue all over New York. In my home of Nassau County I have seen this problem first hand and have made it my mission to combat food insecurity.

Various websites containing statistics about food insecurity:

• Feeding America
• Food Insecurity in the United States
• The Impact Of Food Insecurity In Nassau County
• Food Insecurity In Nassau County Fact Sheet

Short Summaries

Feeding America

• Hunger affects people from all walks of life. Millions of people in America are just one job loss, missed paycheck, or medical emergency away from hunger. But hunger doesn’t affect everyone equally. Some groups like children, seniors, and Black, Indigenous, and other people of color, face hunger at much higher rates. Hunger also most often affects our neighbors who live in poverty. This website contains information about how food insecurity impacts certain groups of people in our country that are often overlooked.

Food Insecurity in the United States

• There are plenty of statistics that show how severe food insecurity has been over the years. This document contains various graphs and statistical analysis that convey this data to the reader to gain a better understanding of how bad this issue truly is.

The Impact of Food Insecurity in Nassau County

• COVID-19 was certainly no help for Nassau County residents suffering from food insecurity. This document contains information on how COVID-19 affected Nassau County’s economy, and food insecurity, and it also shows various government funded programs that aim to help people suffering from food insecurity. The document also provides statistics regarding food insecurity and how it impacts the entire community.

Food Insecurity in Nassau County Fact Sheet

• This fact sheet provides vital information about food insecurity in my home of Nassau County. It provides important statistics from the number of residents in the county with low access to food, to the percentage of those with low vehicle availability to travel to the nearest supermarket.