Moderator

Monique Constance-Huggins, Winthrop University

Panel Title

Dining on a Dollar: Financial Social Work and Healthy Food

Start Date

February 2019

Location

Withers 117

Session Number

Session VIII

Description

For the working poor and other food-insecure families, with limited resources, the USDA monthly food budget recommendations are unattainable. Often families are faced with having to choose between paying household bills or buying food. Low income and food-insecure families, with limited resources, can apply principles of financial social work to purchase healthy foods.

Keywords

Food insecurity, social work, healthy food

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Dining on a Dollar: Financial Social Work and Healthy Food Options

Withers 117

For the working poor and other food-insecure families, with limited resources, the USDA monthly food budget recommendations are unattainable. Often families are faced with having to choose between paying household bills or buying food. Low income and food-insecure families, with limited resources, can apply principles of financial social work to purchase healthy foods.