5: Food Equality: Increasing Access to Free-from Foods

Food Equality Initiative has seen a 300% Increase in Service Requests as a result of COVID-19. There was a need before the pandemic, but it has magnified the need. Eighteen percent of individuals who are visiting food pantries will be visiting them for the first time. The systems the US has in place for vulnerable families with food insecurity are failing the families with special dietary needs. The food is not there. They do not have adequate policies for distribution. From sharing the price differences in the cost of free-from food items to how she is advocating for families who are food insecure, Emily Brown, founder, and CEO of Food Equality Initiative explains how there is a gap in the safety net to assist food insecurity for those in need. https://foodequalityinitiative.org/ https://www.instagram.com/foodequality/ https://twitter.com/FoodEquality https://www.facebook.com/foodequalityinitiative/