“God always provides”: Challenges and barriers in food assistance delivery in Mississippi

Johnson, Kecia R.; McKinley, Kenya; Hossfeld, Leslie; Oliver, Brittney; Jones, Claudette; Kerr, Laura; Trinh, Maria

doi:10.1080/15575330.2017.1379029

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“…Katina's story demonstrates how close many poor working families are to becoming food insecure. It also shows how social networks-perhaps especially in rural communities, where people are not able to rely on as many formal social service organizations (Johnson et al 2018;Whitley 2013)-are an important buffer against food insecurity, as earlier studies reveal (Martin et al 2004;Morton et al 2005;Vozoris and Tarasuk 2003). Contrary to our expectations, rural residents did not express more trust in or support from their neighbors than urban residents (see , although they did consider their neighborhoods to be safer.…”

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Rural Food Insecurity: A Longitudinal Analysis of Low-Income Rural Households with Children in the South

Bowen

Elliott

Hardison-Moody

2022

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Dr. SinikkaElliott was a coauthor on this article and co-led the study on which it is based. Sinikka passed away in May 2021, before the article was accepted. Sinikka cared deeply about using research to reduce inequality, confront injustice, and make the world a better place. We are grateful for the chance to have collaborated closely with Sinikka on this article and over the past decade, and we mourn the loss of our colleague and friend. The data analyzed

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