A Food Relief Charter for South Australia—Towards a Shared Vision for Pathways Out of Food Insecurity

Tahna L. Pettman, Carmel Williams, Sue Booth, Deborah Wildgoose, Christina M. Pollard, John Coveney, Julie-Anne McWhinnie, Marian McAllister, Carolyn Dent, Rory Spreckley, Jonathan D. Buckley, Svetlana Bogomolova and Ian Goodwin-Smith
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Tahna L. Pettman: Centre for Social Impact Flinders, College of Business Government and Law, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
Carmel Williams: Wellbeing SA, Government of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
Sue Booth: College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
Deborah Wildgoose: Wellbeing SA, Government of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
Christina M. Pollard: School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia
John Coveney: College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
Julie-Anne McWhinnie: Wellbeing SA, Government of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
Marian McAllister: College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
Carolyn Dent: College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
Rory Spreckley: Department of Human Services, Government of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
Jonathan D. Buckley: Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
Svetlana Bogomolova: Centre for Social Impact Flinders, College of Business Government and Law, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
Ian Goodwin-Smith: Centre for Social Impact Flinders, College of Business Government and Law, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 12, 1-16

Abstract: Chronic food insecurity persists in high-income countries, leading to an entrenched need for food relief. In Australia, food relief services primarily focus on providing food to meet immediate need. To date, there has been few examples of a vision in the sector towards client outcomes and pathways out of food insecurity. In 2016, the South Australian Government commissioned research and community sector engagement to identify potential policy actions to address food insecurity. This article describes the process of developing a co-designed South Australian Food Relief Charter, through policy–research–practice collaboration, and reflects on the role of the Charter as both a policy tool and a declaration of a shared vision. Methods used to develop the Charter, and resulting guiding principles, are discussed. This article reflects on the intentions of the Charter and suggests how its guiding principles may be used to guide collective actions for system improvement. Whilst a Charter alone may be insufficient to create an integrated food relief system that goes beyond the provision of food, it is a useful first step in enabling a culture where the sector can have a unified voice to advocate for the prevention of food insecurity.

Keywords: food assistance; food relief; food insecurity; policy; intersectoral collaboration; collective impact; co-production (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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