Food Insecurity was identified by the Foothills Health District as an action, that when combined with other actions in our community, that has a reasonable chance of making a difference in food insecurity in our community. This is a new program in our community.

The priority population/customers for the BASICS Food Box Distribution are the general public including anyone who may be facing food insecuity and are in need of a services from the Rutehrford County Health Department. The program aims to make a difference at the individual/interpersonal behavior and environmental change level. Implementation will take place in the Rutherford County Health Department. 

This program will help address food insecuity by giving a giving funding to help purchase nuritious foods for the food pantry. This will also allow for access to the data of how many indivduals are reciving food boxes, what their needs are, and how often food it being given out to the community. 

• Due to change in farmers market operations the BASICS Food Box Dsitribution program has taken place of the farmers market vocuhers program. The vouchers program is a idea we would like to revisit in the future to support local farmers and to provide free fresh food to those in the community. 

The partners for this program include:

The BASICS food box distrbution does not have progress for 2022 as the origional program with the Farmers Market ended due to change in parternship. The food box data will be updated within 2023 as data will begin in Janurary 2023. 

The BASICS food box distribution does not have progress for 2023 due to turnover in the Health Educator position and lack of data from the partnering program.