Resource Links

USDA Economic Research Service Food Insecurity in the U.S.
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/FoodSecurity/

Their Food Environment Atlas (showing distance from grocery stores, rates in assistance programs)
http://www.ers.usda.gov/FoodAtlas/

Feeding America’s Hunger Study
http://feedingamerica.org/faces-of-hunger/hunger-in-america-2010.aspx

Feeding America’s Hunger Almanac
http://hungeralmanac.issuelab.org/research

Food Resource and Action Center has lots of great data here (poverty rates, SNAP participation): http://frac.org/reports-and-resources/

Census’ American Community Survey
http://www.census.gov/acs/www/

Arkansas Department of Education Data Center (free-and reduce lunch percentages for districts)
http://adedata.arkansas.gov/statewide/

Compiled by Alex Handfinger

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