Leveraging community partnerships and resources to address food insecurity in a rural county during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Johnson, Kristen (author), Elizer, Amy (author), Franck, Karen L. (author), and Jarvandi, Soghra (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2025-02-15
    URL:
    https://open.clemson.edu/joe/vol63/iss1/7/
    Published:
    USA: Clemson University Press
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 209 Document Number: D13530
    Journal Title:
    The Journal of Extension
    Journal Title Details:
    63(1) : Article 7
    Subject Term:
    communities, extension, food, rural, community, resources, pandemic, food insecurity, partnerships, challenges, COVID-19, extension professionals, food insecurities, communitiy partnerships, and community partners
    Notes:
    6 pages, Extension professionals are skilled at connecting with community partners and community members to identify needs and address challenges. This paper outlines how Extension professionals quickly responded to address rising rates of food insecurity in a rural Tennessee County during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through an extensive network of state, regional, and local partners, Extension professionals and partners planned and implemented mobile food distributions through the United States Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families program. These Extension-led efforts resulted in sustainable, community-driven initiatives to improve food insecurity. Lessons learned can help Extension professionals respond to emerging needs.

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