UFCF Food Distribution Program

Under our UFCF Food Distribution/Drive/Drop Program - In partnership with Dr. Trisha Bailey.

We started Distributing Food in 2015 to bridge the gap in our food needs in our community rented vans. We grew to Community Family Appreciation events, where families had a fun-filled day designed for them and left with food. We then graduated to Food Drives in 2018, where over 500 families were blessed. In 2019, Over 750 Families were blessed. A greater need revealed itself at the start of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus; we received a phone call that there was a dire need for food resources as an increase in food insecurities hit our communities. This increase in food insecurities impacted the greater Pine Hills Community and surrounding areas. It was imperative that this need was met to curve the impact COVID-19 had on our families, such as job loss, increase in hunger, and homelessness. We collaborated with partners, and as of September 2023, we have distributed over 4,700,000+ meals.

We have discovered this during our time addressing Food Insecurities since 2015:

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It is projected that 42 million people (1 in 8), including 13 million children (1 in 6) may experience Food Insecurities in 2021.
Many people who have been most impacted by the pandemic were food insecure or at risk of food insecurity before COVID-19 and are facing a greater hardship since COVID-19.
Significant racial disparities in food insecurity that existed before COVID-19 remain in the wake of the pandemic. It is projected that 21% of Black individuals (1 in 5) may experience food insecurity in 2021, compared to11% of white individuals (1 in 9).
Very low food security is the more severe range of food insecurity that involves reduced food intake and disrupted eating patterns. Like overall food insecurity, the prevalence of very low food security has likely risen since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.