Hunger and Food Security

Man Eating at a Shelter

General information and resources on hunger and food security scroll down this page. To find specific topics or information see the following pages:
Food and Nutrition Resource Guide for Homeless Shelters, Soup Kitchens, and Food Banks (PDF | 254 KB)

USDA. NAL. Food and Nutrition Information Center.

Provides food and nutrition education materials for staff and volunteers working in, as well as clients of, homeless shelters, soup kitchens, food banks, and related facilities.
Healthy People 2020: Objective NWS-13: Nutrition and Weight Status - Food Insecurity

Department of Health and Human Services.

Scroll down to view baseline and targets for Objective NWS-13: "Reduce household food insecurity and in doing so reduce hunger."
Community Food Security Assessment Toolkit

USDA. Economic Research Service.

Provides a toolkit of standardized measurement tools for assessing various aspects of community food security. (2002)
FRAC E-pubs

Food Research and Action Center.

Includes a listing of various electronic publications, including the free Weekly News Digest, which highlights news, trends, and reports on hunger, nutrition and poverty issues at FRAC, the US Department of Agriculture, around the network of national, state and local anti-poverty and anti-hunger organizations, and in the media.
FANTA Focus Area: Food Security

Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance (FANTA) III Project.

Discusses food security focus areas of FANTA-2, including the components of food security and related publications, that guide technical assistance for more than 80 programs across 27 countries.
Feeding Minds. Feeding Hunger logo Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.

Global education initiative for schools and youth groups designed to enable and encourage teachers, students and young people to become actively involved in helping create a world free from hunger and malnutrition.
Eat Well for Less

Oregon State University Extension Service.

Provides web-based learning modules on planning quick and easy, healthful, low-cost meals and making food dollars last through the month.
30 Ways in 30 Days to Stretch Your Fruit & Vegetable Budget (PDF | 544 KB)

Produce for Better Health Foundation.

A tip a day to help you stretch your fruit and vegetable budget for National Fruits & Veggies-More Matters Month.