Preserving Dignity in the Face of Hunger

Autor:	Sue Gabriel, Yvonne Vissing, Andrea Jones, Joann Gu
Rok vydání:	2017
Předmět:	0301 basic medicine 03 medical and health sciences Economic growth Dignity 030505 public health 030109 nutrition & dietetics Poverty media_common.quotation_subject Face (sociological concept) Sociology 0305 other medical science Socioeconomics media_common
Zdroj:	Humanity & Society. 41:461-481
ISSN:	2372-9708 0160-5976
DOI:	10.1177/0160597617733623
Popis:	Hunger in the United States has become commonplace. Food pantries are now regularly used by millions of people. Once thought to be used by the destitute, today they are frequented by families, students, the elderly people who hold full-time jobs, and people who thought they would never have to seek assistance to have enough to eat. Viewing food pantries as a major foodways resource, this study focuses on how a New England food pantry seeks to give not just food but also integrity, respect, and hope. It employed a client satisfaction survey as part of an evaluation of the effectiveness of their food pantry and used the data for organizational transformation. This study shows how organizations can destigmatize the requesting food process and provide services in a humane way that treats hungry people as neighbors and friends, not burdens and failures.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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