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2016 Autumn | Agriculture and Food Systems, Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice

Connecting the Dots: Food Assistance Programs to Food Access Organizations

Student(s):

Joey Vanderwood

Program or Department(s):

  • Program on the Environment
  • University of Washington

Site supervisor(s):

Leah Litwak & Lindsay Nessel

Partner(s):

  • Carnation Farmers Market

Faculty advisor(s):

Eli Wheat, Program on the Environment, University of Washington

Programs that make food available for those with low incomes, are not always promoted by organizations that work with those same low income people. During my project, I interned at the Carnation Farmers Market. I was in charge of running the Fresh Bucks program, a program that gives additional money to low income shoppers at the market. I then conducted research, through an online survey, of different food access organizations around King County. Through this survey I was able to assess how well the Fresh Bucks Program was being promoted to the clients of these food access organizations.