Not Enough Food on the Dinner Table: A Look into Food Insecurity among Hispanics/Latinos Living in Rural Communities in the United States
Over 38 million people in the United States (U.S.) were living in food-insecure households in 2020. Hispanic/Latino households made up 17% of households affected. For Latinos living in rural communities, the multi-level barriers to accessing healthy foods are exacerbated due to both geographic location and limited availability of resources, putting them at greater risk for food insecurity and hunger.
This position paper, made possible through a grant from Knorr®, aims to generate a more comprehensive understanding of the lives and needs of Latinos in rural communities via a robust research approach that included Focus Groups Discussions (FGDs) and In-Depth Interviews (IDIs) with community members and community leaders from across the country, as well as outline programmatic and policy recommendations to address food insecurity among Latinos living in rural areas exist at the individual, community, organizational, and policy levels.
