Food Pantries In The United States

Another form of food distribution for struggling Americans is food pantries. Food pantries operate by collecting and then distributing donated and purchased groceries directly to food insecure families. Food pantries have been around since the early 1960s and were originally developed with the intention of providing food to individuals in times of emergencies (Yao et al, 2013). People who use food pantries have limited resources to purchase food and as a result they rely on the availability and quality of donated food (Robaina & Martin, 2012). Food pantry participation is often associated with low-income women with low-education levels, single mothers with children living at home, and older women who live in rural areas who have difficulty