Food Security is access by all people at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life. In 1998, the Community Garden distributed 5006 pounds of vegetables to 125 families. Free meal sites and food pantries report increase of usage in the summer months when free meals are not served at schools.
Local statistics show that the hungry are young children, parents of young children and the elderly.
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