Definitions: Number and percentage of children estimated to be food insecure. A child (under 18 years old) is defined as being food insecure if he or she lives in a household having difficult meeting basic food needs, as defined by the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey.
Data Source: Feeding America analysis of Current Population Survey data on food-insecure households and American Community survey data on household income, unemployment, poverty, homeownership, race and ethnicity. State totals do not reflect the sum of all counties in Texas. State totals are aggregated from congressional district data.
Factors pushing up on the data
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Factors pushing down on the data
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High Plains Food Bank
Catholic Charities
Bethesda Outreach Center/Local Church Food Pantries
Snack Pak for Kids
Square Mile
WIC and Food Stamps
Tyson Foods
Amarillo Area Foundation (compiling players, prioritizing list)
Local/Independent Producers and Growers already working with city to help foster economic development around food issues
Community Gardens
Facebook group "panhandle mutual aid" real time needs
ARC at Amarillo College
Texas Ag Extension Agency
Texas Hunger Initiative
Square Mile advocacy, community garden and outreach
Free and reduced lunches at schools
Snack Pak for Kids
Hope backpacks
These strategies were prioritized by OF5 partners in the beginning of 2022.