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26 <br /> Existing programs are appreciated but the following changes are needed. <br /> "1'm like great, it's provided, but also when UNC students are out, the bus isn't running <br /> that much either. It's based on UNC students and not based on the Chapel Hill people... <br /> That's not realistic for the community here to use a bus because some, on the holidays, <br /> not running and low-income families they got to go to work" <br /> Recommended Actions: <br /> • The buses do not meet the actual needs of the community. A consistent bus schedule needs to <br /> be offered that works for community members working non-traditional work hours and is offered <br /> year round instead of centering around UNC students and the University calendar. <br /> "The vegetables that they're giving out, they're overripe, you know, they won't last but <br /> a day or two. They're a bit moldy..the packs of meats they're like on the last day of <br /> expiration, and then you'll get home and they're already starting to melt, and then you <br /> don't know if you should freeze it or or use it. And it's not being ungrateful. They're <br /> doing the best they can, but 1 would think it would be better if, instead of getting a large <br /> quantity, let's give maybe a smaller quantity" <br /> Recommended Actions: <br /> • Food programs provide supplemental support but experts say there are three main issues with <br /> accessing food charity: <br /> • There should be more choice to ensure the types of foods offered/being pro- <br /> vided are appropriate and actually used by the recipient <br /> • More fresh foods are needed the perishable foods currently being provided are <br /> not filling the need <br /> • Too often fresh food from charity distributions are either rotten or very dirty and <br /> not something you would find being sold. When fresh foods are offered through <br /> charity programs, they should be the same quality that would be sold at a store <br /> or market. <br /> Figure 2. Rotten produce from a county food distribution program photographed by a Community Expert. <br /> 11 <br />