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6 <br /> 1 Multi-Race—7 <br /> 2 Latinx— 11% <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Demographics Hillsborough Clinic WIC Dec 2019 <br /> 5 American Indian or Alaskan Native—2 <br /> 6 Asian— 11 <br /> 7 Black of African American—215 <br /> 8 White—514 <br /> 9 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander-- 0 <br /> 10 Multi-Race—35 <br /> 11 Latinx— 17% <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Stories about hunger& food insecurity <br /> 14 Ms. Heger explained the Food Council has been working on gathering qualitative stories and <br /> 15 Learning from people who have lived experience with food insecurity. There is a designated place <br /> 16 on their board for someone with personal experience with food insecurity. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Community Health Assessment(2019) <br /> 19 Sample survey every community does every three years across North Carolina. <br /> 20 - Food Access named in top 10 priorities <br /> 21 - 1 in 5 respondents reported they had to cut the size of their meals or skip meals <br /> 22 because there was not enough money for food <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Conversations with those experiencing food insecurity & food access providers tell <br /> 25 us: <br /> 26 - Falling in between the gaps (do not receive FNS but experience food insecurity) <br /> 27 - Cost of living takes away from resources available for food <br /> 28 - Food received in charity programs is not culturally appropriate and/or nutritional <br /> 29 - Fear of receiving services or participating in programs may endanger immigration <br /> 30 status <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Falling in between the gaps <br /> 33 <br /> 34 SNAP (Food Stamps) <br /> 35 Eligibility Requirements for family of 3 = About$27,020 <br /> 36 - Gross monthly income must at or below 130%the poverty line (about <br /> 37 $2,252/month)with assets less than $2,250 (vehicles, savings, etc) - does not <br /> 38 apply to households with elderly or disabled members <br /> 39 - Most college students and certain legal immigrants are not eligible <br /> 40 - Most unemployed childless adults are limited to 3 months of benefits,unless <br /> 41 they are working at least 20 hours per week or participating in a qualifying job <br /> 42 training program <br /> 43 - Average monthly benefit for family of 3 = $365/month <br /> 44 - Limitations for what can be bought with SNAP benefits <br /> 45 - Potential more more restrictions in this program this year <br /> 46 <br />