TY - JOUR
T1 - Balancing Household Needs
T2 - The Non-food Needs of Food Pantry Clients and Their Implications for Program Planning
AU - Fiese, Barbara H.
AU - Koester, Brenda Davis
AU - Waxman, Elaine
N1 - Acknowledgments This research was supported, in part, by Feeding America, through a grant from Procter & Gamble, and the United States Department of Agriculture (Hatch 793-328). The authors express their sincere gratitude to the interviewers and pantry clients who participated in this project.
Barbara H. Fiese PhD is Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and Director of the Family Resiliency Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is currently the Director of the Transdisciplinary Obesity Prevention Program-Undergraduate (TOPP-U), Co-director of the Illinois Transdisciplinary Obesity Prevention Program (ITOPP), both funded by the USDA. She is Co-director of the Synergistic Theory and Research on Obesity and Nutrition Group 2, funded by the Dairy Research Institute. She directs the Community Outreach and Translation Core for the I-Kids Program funded by NIEHS/EPA. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. She received her PhD in Clinical and Developmental Psychology from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
PY - 2014/9/1
Y1 - 2014/9/1
N2 - In 2009, over 33 million different people used food pantries to supplement their basic food needs. Food pantries are increasingly called upon to provide non-food items. What is unknown is how going without basic household products affects families. This exploratory study aimed to identify personal household products food pantry clients are most likely to find essential for basic living, the consequences for going without, and strategies to procure basic products. Twenty-five food pantry clients were interviewed. Three classes of products were identified: survival, keep the household together, and “make do” products. Consequences of going without basic products include stress, personal degradation, and engaging in illegal activities. Program recommendations include distribution planning and incorporating an awareness of different family coping strategies.
AB - In 2009, over 33 million different people used food pantries to supplement their basic food needs. Food pantries are increasingly called upon to provide non-food items. What is unknown is how going without basic household products affects families. This exploratory study aimed to identify personal household products food pantry clients are most likely to find essential for basic living, the consequences for going without, and strategies to procure basic products. Twenty-five food pantry clients were interviewed. Three classes of products were identified: survival, keep the household together, and “make do” products. Consequences of going without basic products include stress, personal degradation, and engaging in illegal activities. Program recommendations include distribution planning and incorporating an awareness of different family coping strategies.
KW - Family coping
KW - Food insecurity
KW - Food pantries
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U2 - 10.1007/s10834-013-9381-0
DO - 10.1007/s10834-013-9381-0
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84956726200
SN - 1058-0476
VL - 35
SP - 423
EP - 431
JO - Journal of Family and Economic Issues
JF - Journal of Family and Economic Issues
IS - 3
ER -