Description
Clancy Harrison, Founder of the Food Dignity Movement, has said that "Shame should never be the reason a family goes hungry." To that end, Food Dignity has compiled a Food Access Toolkit helpful to those in Pennsylvania, where the Food Dignity Movement was founded, and nationwide. Congregational leaders can utilize the toolkit to help discover why people might be food insecure and work toward solutions. The free, downloadable toolkit offers many resources to begin (or continue) this important work, including a Food Dignity Action Guide, a list of barriers to food access, conversation starters, a quick guide to major food assistance programs, and more.
Features
- Health Risks Associated with Food and Nutritional Insecurity cheatsheet
- Nutrition ACCESSment assessment tool
- Major Food Assistance Programs and Eligibility quick guide
- Food Assistance Checklists
- Healthy Food Prescriptions handout
- Food Dignity Action Guide
- Food Access Barriers List
- Engaging Conversation Starters Addressing Nutritional Insecurity
- Food and Nutritional Insecurity Reference List
Practical Applications
- As a congregational leader, utilize the Nutrition ACCESSment tool to identify how many in your congregation are experiencing food insecurity and to better understand what kinds of obstacles they face (such as transportation, language barriers, confusion about assistance program eligibility, or stigma.)
- Using the "Engaging Conversation Starters" in the toolkit, invite honest conversation in a small group setting with congregants, developing an environment of dignity and support, while encouraging transparent communication about food needs.
- Launch or expand your congregational response to hunger using the resources in the toolkit.
