What would happen if people came together to create
long-term solutions to hunger in their
community?
What would these solutions look like?
An exciting new project is happening in western
Massachusetts
– one that could serve as a model for
community-based change for sustainable solutions to
the problems of hunger and unequal access to
nutritious foods the United States.
The project is Target:Hunger, and it’s taking
place in two pilot communities. Mason Square,
Springfield, is our urban pilot community, and
our rural community is the seven towns of
northern Berkshire County.
About 25 partners in each community have come
together to create and implement plans that will
reduce hunger by 10% in four years while
increasing food security for everyone in those
communities. The results will be measured by
research on hunger rates at the beginning and end of
the project. Partners include social service
agencies, farmers, students, communities of faith,
people personally affected by food security,
government officials, statewide anti-hunger
agencies, and concerned citizens.
Learn more about Target:Hunger
For more information about Target:Hunger or to get
involved, contact Andrew Morehouse at
andrewm@foodbankwma.org
Definitions
Food Security:
A condition in which all people obtain a safe,
culturally appropriate, nutritious diet through a
sustainable food system that maximizes community
self-reliance and social justice. (Hamm and
Bellows)
Hunger:
An involuntary lack of adequate food leading to a
painful, uneasy sensation and, if prolonged,
physiological changes.
Food Insecurity (with or without hunger):
Inadequate access to adequate and safe foods that
can be obtained in socially acceptable ways.
Click below to learn more about the research
conducted by Market Street Research, Inc in both
Target:Hunger Communities.
Springfield Research
North Berkshire Research
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