ISSUES IN FOOD ASSISTANCE - PRIVATE PROVISION OF FOOD AID: THE EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE SYSTEM

Laura Tiehen

No 262259, Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Although Federal programs provide most food assistance in the U.S., many households rely on private, nonprofit, charitable organizations that provide emergency food in their communities. This issue brief reports findings from the first comprehensive government study of these organizations.

Keywords: Food; Security; and; Poverty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 4
Date: 2002-08-01
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.262259

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