Title of Presentation
Dining on a Dollar: Financial Social Work and Healthy Food Options
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
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.
Your Title/College/Department/Program
Chair, Graduate Program Director/College of Arts and Sciences/Social Work