In Worcester, Massachusetts, food insecurity is rising among the African community due to socioeconomic barriers and ineligibility for food assistance. There is a need for food pantries that cater to the cultural, linguistic and health needs of Africans. To address this issue, we developed a plan for a long-term food pantry to be run by the Massachusetts Organization of African Descendants. We conducted semi-structured interviews with local food pantries and a food bank, developed a survey to gather information about the targeted community, and designed informational products about the importance of healthy eating. Project outcomes included a website to facilitate visibility for the food pantry and a business plan that outlines how to establish and maintain the pantry.

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Creator

• Cavalcanti Bezerra M Car, Camila
• Chi, Isabelle
• Guerrero Negron, Lauren
• Scrivanich, Mary E.

Subject

• Health
• Project-Based Learning
• Food
• Well-Being
• Inclusion

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121020-095052
• 4771

Keyword

• food
• immigrants
• food pantry
• hunger
• food insecurity
• Africans

Advisor

• Jiusto, Scott
• Somasse, Gbetonmasse B.

Year

• 2020

Center

• Cape Town, South Africa Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Massachusetts Organization of African Descendants (MOAD)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 2 - Zero Hunger
• 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Date created

• 2020-12-10

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

License

• All rights reserved