1. the STATE of HUNGER in NEW HAVEN: Using Data for Action
Connecticut Public Health Association
October 30, 2017
Alycia Santilli
Kim Hart
Joy Johannes

2. Moving to system and policy action
Telling the story of hunger in New Haven  for ACTION

3. Community Collaboration
City of New Haven
Connecticut Food Bank
Connecticut Mental Health Center
DataHaven
New Haven Public Schools
Southern Connecticut State University
Yale: School of Public Health, School of Medicine, Sustainable Food Program

4. Collaborative Process
Convened: November 2016
Review available data

5. Collaborative Process
FRAMING
 Demonstrate urgency of issue
 Showcase community work
 Tell our story

6. Collaborative Process
Target audience
 Policy makers and decision makers
 General public

7. The Report

8. The Report: Focus on Low-Income Neighborhoods

9. The Report: Focus on Low-Income Neighborhoods
CARE 2015 New Haven Health Survey

10. The Report: Focus on Low-Income Neighborhoods

11. The Report: Community Response
70 soup kitchens & food pantries
CT Food Bank  3.2 million pounds of food  18,362 people
 25% - fresh produce
5 mobile pantries  151,063 pounds of food  1,910 people/month
Food Rescue USA: > 500,000 pounds in 2016 to area food programs
CitySeed Double Snap: $10,820 redeemed at Farmers’ Markets

12. The Report: Our Stories
Interview and Qualitative Data
“Yeah, I noticed that when the food is not available like that they struggle going to school in the mornings or being able to focus in school or even being able to get out of the house in the morning to catch their bus. It’s difficult to send kids to school on an empty stomach.”
— Jo-Ann, 55
“At least two weeks out of the end of the month is the hardest for us because that’s when our food stamps run out. I’ve turned into local food banks and pantries and everything to kind of get us through the last two weeks of the month, but the food stamps program that we do receive helps us out a great deal.”
— Dara, 29
“I feel [fresh produce is] essential to making people feel they’re living a normal life. They should not be excluded from certain fresh produce. But I have a problem with fresh produce because I don’t have the storage space.”
— Emergency Food Provider

13. The Report: New Haven Must Do More
Call to Action: New Haven Food Policy Council Policy
Mitigate hunger for children and other vulnerable populations
Streamline the emergency food system
3) Protect food system workers
DATA  ACTION

14. Next Steps: Dissemination for Action
Activate New Haven Food Policy Council
City of New Haven: Mayor’s Office, Board of Alders, other leaders
General Public: press announcements, media outreach, list-serv, community meetings

15. THANK YOU! Report Link Find the report here: http://care.yale.edu/
Or here:
State of Hunger in New Haven
THANK YOU!