Food Security

Food Security

Access Food for your Family

The USDA reports that in 2021 the following numbers of people in the US lived in Food-insecure households:

• 33.8 million people lived in food-insecure households.
• 8.6 million adults lived in households with very low food security.
• 5.0 million children lived in food-insecure households in which children, along with adults, were food insecure.
• 521,000 children (0.7 percent of the Nation's children) lived in households in which one or more child experienced very low food security

In this webinar, Lauren Butler from the office of Dean of Students, will walk you through resources available to help you become food secure.

Government Assistance Programs

• SNAP (eligibility depends on state requirements)
• WIC (temporary for women and children)
• Hunger Hotline USDA - 1-866-3HUNGRY (1-866-348-6479) or 1-877-8-HAMBRE (1-877-842-6273) for Spanish

Find a Food Bank

• Feeding America
• Food Pantries
• Salvation Army
• Community Action Center (Pullman)
• FoodFinder
• Meals on Wheels
• Start simple with myPlate

Specific to Children

• Free/reduced school lunches
• Summer meals depend on school district: Parenthelp123 (WA), K12 (WA), Meals for Kids (USDA)
• Child Nutrition Programs
• YMCAs, churches, summer camps, etc

Organizations that provide education about gardening and food assistance

• Growing Gardens, Portland OR
• Global Gardens, Tulsa OK
• The Growing Gardens Food Project, Longmont CO
• Los Angeles Community Garden Council
• Washington Gardens
• American Community Gardening Association

Farm Fresh

• Trade work for food at a local farm
• SNAP accepted at some farmer's markets: Seattle (WA), Portland (OR), Moscow (ID)
  • find a market that accepts SNAP in WA, OR, and other states
• Urban farming
  • Window garden
  • Shared/community gardens
  • Foraging