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ArizonansPreventing HungerAction Plan 2017
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What is the Hunger Advisory Council?
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Slide3The DES Hunger Advisory Council
Mission Statement
The
Council exists to help end hunger in Arizona by providing a forum for the development and advocacy of strategies to end hunger, with particular attention to empowering the disenfranchised in order to attain food security for everyone; and to promote cooperation and collaboration among all agencies and decision makers (both public and private) to eliminate the causes of hunger and reduce hunger where it exists.
ARS § 41-1981 E
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The Problem:
A Brief Overview of
Food Insecurity in Arizona
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Slide5Food Insecurity in Arizona: By The Numbers
Arizona
USA
POVERTY RATE
FOOD INSECURITY RATE
CHILD FOOD INSECURITY RATE
17.4%
15.8%
24%
POVERTY RATE
FOOD INSECURITY RATE
CHILD FOOD INSECURITY RATE
13.5%
13.4%
17.9%
1,078,190 people
389,850 kids
42,238,000 people
13,118,000 kids
44
th
worst state
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Citations: US Census Bureau and Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap 2017
Slide6Food Insecurity Rate in Arizona by County
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Citation: Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap 2017
Slide7The Impact of Food Insecurity on Health
Food insecurity and obesity often occur in the same person at the same time. Those who don’t have enough to eat
often rely
on inexpensive, unhealthy food to get by
.
Nearly 2 in 3 Arizonans are overweight or obese
Overweight
Obese
Other
Type 2
Diabetes
Coronary Heart Disease
Hypertension
Diet-Related Arthritis
Diet-Related Cancer
Nearly 500,000 Arizonans will face diet-related illness by 2030
Type 2 Diabetes will be the most common diet-related illness
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Citations: F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future
Slide8The Impact of Food Insecurity on the Economy
An analysis by the Center for American Progress found that food insecurity cost Arizona’s economy nearly $4 billion in 2010. This calculation includes lost economic productivity from ill workers, healthcare costs, and the cost of charity to provide emergency food relief to families.
$3,960,000,000
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Slide9The Impact of Food Insecurity on Children
Children are especially vulnerable to the life-long effects of food insecurity.
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The Solution:
Arizonans Preventing Hunger
Action Plan
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Three Goals
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Increase the Economic Security for People, Communities, and
t
he State of Arizona
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Slide13Overview
1.1
Establish a livable wage
1.2
Ensure business, faith groups, nonprofits, and government support local hunger and poverty prevention programs
1.3
Increase employment opportunities for the working poor
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Slide141.1 Establish a livable wage that reduces the number of working persons living in hunger and poverty
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Minimum Wage: $
10.00
Living
Wage: $
14.56
$ 20,800.00
$
30,284.80
Full-time
Yearly Earnings (before taxes
)
$ 9,084.00
$
9,084.00
2017
HUD Rent Guide (one bedroom
apt)
44%
30
%
Wages Spent on Housing $ 11,716.00 $ 21,200.00 Remaining Balance $ 5,475.00 $
5,475.00 Annual Groceries (1 person, $5 per meal) $ 520.08 $ 1,310.48 Monthly balance for taxes, gas, utilities, internet, phone, car insurance, health insurance, clothing, house supplies, savings, etc.2017 Minimum Wage vs. Living Wage in Maricopa CountyCalculations provided by Raise Arizona, a project of the Arizona Community Action Association
Slide151.2 Ensure government and communities support local hunger and poverty prevention programs
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The Business Community
The Faith Community
Nonprofit and Community Groups
Government
Slide161.3 Increase employment opportunities for the working poor
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Increase Educational Opportunities Prior to Entry to
Kindergarten:
Continue Educational Supports at the Post-Secondary Level by Developing Training Partnerships with Businesses in Need of Employees with Specialized
Skills
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Cultivate a Strong Regional Food System
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Overview
2.1
Strengthen Arizona’s Food System Through Local Food Policy Councils
2.2
Expand Fresh, Healthy Food Production Locally
2.3
Develop Transportation Solutions to Increase Access to Nutritious Foods
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2.1 Strengthen Arizona’s food system through local food policy councils
Food Policy Councils seek to address issues such as food production, food access, food recovery, and labor
These councils advocate for improvements to the local and state food system
Communities are encouraged to reach out to local Food Policy Councils to learn more about their local food system and support advocacy efforts
Learn more by reading
A Snapshot of Arizona Food Policy Coalitions: Strengths and Opportunities.
Download a copy at
http://tinyurl.com/FPCsInAz
.
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2.1 Strengthen Arizona’s food system through local food policy councils
Communities are encouraged to reach out to local Food Policy Councils to learn more about their local food system and support advocacy efforts
Learn more by reading
A Snapshot of Arizona Food Policy Coalitions: Strengths and Opportunities.
Download a copy at
http://tinyurl.com/FPCsInAz
.
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2.2
Expand fresh, healthy food production locally
Small and midsize farmers struggle to complete in marketplace
Establishing food hubs allows local small and midsize farmers to sell fresh produce to grocers, restaurants, institutions, and other retail outlets
Provide hands on training for the next generation of farmers by including the development of incubator farms and farm/ranch internships
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2.3 Develop transportation solutions to increase access to
nutritious food
Lack of transportation fuels food insecurity for some communities and counties in Arizona
Approximately 26% of Arizonans live in a census tract designated as a food desert
Increasing the supply of fresh food includes:
Encouraging supermarkets to expand into food deserts
Partnering with local convenience stores to provide consistent variety of healthy food
Transforming unused land into community gardens and farms
Increasing home food delivery programs such as Meals on Wheels
Citation: United States Department of Agriculture
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Maximize the Effectiveness of Arizona’s Food Assistance Safety Net
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Overview
3.1
Develop Policy to Remove Barriers of Participation in Food Assistance Programs
3.2
Develop
Innovative Outreach Strategies to Reach More People in Need
3.3
Simplify
Application Forms for Food Assistance Programs
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3.1 Develop policy to remove barriers of participation in food assistance programs
Eliminate the cumbersome interview requirement
Provide people in prisons/jails opportunities to apply for SNAP before re-entry
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3.2 Develop innovative outreach strategies to reach more people in need
Only 68% of eligible Arizonans participate in SNAP. This is much lower than the national average of 83%. (USDA)
Common
reasons for not applying include lack of knowledge, stigmas, a burdensome application process, and a low minimum benefit
level
Only 43% of eligible seniors apply. Only 23% of those who would qualify for the minimum benefit level apply.
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3.3 Simplify application forms for food assistance programs
Application forms are too long and computer systems don’t talk to each
other
Government
must streamline programs, standardize eligibility, and enable computer systems to talk to each other
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tinyurl.com/2017AZHungerPlan
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Questions
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