“It’s a generosity loop”: Religious and spiritual motivations of volunteers who glean produce to reduce food insecurity.

Autor:	Dennis, Mary Kate, Scanlon, Edward T., Sellon, Alicia M.
Předmět:	CHURCH buildings FOCUS groups FOOD relief MOTIVATION (Psychology) NONPROFIT organizations PUBLIC welfare RELIGION STATISTICAL sampling SOCIAL case work SPIRITUALITY VOLUNTEERS FOOD security DATA analysis software
Zdroj:	Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work; Oct-Dec2017, Vol. 36 Issue 4, p456-478, 23p
Abstrakt:	Food insecurity is a common social issue and households look to assistance from food pantries, which often have difficulty supplying fresh or nutritious food. A substantial amount of produce is left in the fields, which can be collected through gleaning. In a focus group with volunteer gleaners at a faith-based nonprofit organization that attempts to fill the gaps of food insecurity, the motivations, challenges, and benefits of volunteering were examined. Volunteering in gleaning generated a sense of collective purpose and community; it addressed deeply held religious and spiritual impulses; and it puts volunteers directly in contact with nature. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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