Family & Consumer Sciences

Food Security Links:

• Economic Research Services (ERS)
  http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/FoodSecurity
  This site is a service of the USDA, which contains information on foods security in the United States. Among the topics discussed are conditions and trends, measuring food security, household survey tools, community food security, and a listing of the latest food security publications.
• Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)
  http://www.frac.org
  Provides a weekly digest of topics that highlights what’s new on hunger, nutrition and poverty issues at FRAC, at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, around the network of national, state and local anti-poverty and anti-hunger organizations, and in the media. You can receive FRAC as a weekly newsletter for free (past issues archived).
• The Center on Hunger and Poverty
  http://www.centeronhunger.org/index.html
  The Center on Hunger and Poverty promotes policies that improve the lives of low-income children and families. Center activities include research and policy analysis, public education initiatives, and assistance to policy makers and organizations across the country on poverty and hunger-related issues.
• The Finance Project
  http://www.financeprojectinfo.org/WIN/food_security.asp
  This webpage contains resources on food stamps and food insecurity.  

Other Recommended Links:

• Food Preparation, Food Preservation & Food Safety
• Nutrition, Physical Activity & Healthy Weight Management