Someone raided the fridge for pizza while mommy did the dishes

Make sure I have access to nutritious food.

Share, “Almost 1 in 4 children in Orange County are impacted by not having access to enough food or enough variety of nutritious food.” (source)

Ask, “Within the past 12 months, have you worried whether food would run out before you received money to buy more?”

And ask, “Within the past 12 months, did the food you bought just not last, and you didn’t have money to get more?” (source)

Screen & Educate: The Hunger Vital Sign (link)

Refer:

  • 211 Orange County (link)
  • OC Food Banks and Pantries (link)
  • Waste Not OC Coalition (link)
  • OC Community Gardens (link)
  • OC Food Help (go to page 34 of this PDF)
  • AAP Child Health & Poverty (link)