OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer Genoa Barrow’s four-part series, “Hunger Pains,” focusing on food insecurity in the Black community. The series is being supported by the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism and is part of “Healing California,” a yearlong reporting Ethnic Media Collaborative venture with print, online and broadcast outlets across California. The OBSERVER is among the collaborative’s inaugural participants.
The Best Medicine
The “food as medicine” movement is growing in popularity as more people look to plant-based solutions for ills that continue to plague the Black community at disproportionate rates, with “food pharmacies” and “prescriptions” for produce being offered by healthcare providers.
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A Homeless Sacramento Senior’s Tale Of Life On An $87 Food Budget
Marjorie Beazer, a senior living in Sacramento, is facing food insecurity due to her low income and lack of housing, and is sharing her experience in order to raise awareness about the issue.
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Survival School
Sacramento State has partnered with United Way California Capital Region to provide 10 women with $500 a month for a year through their Guardian Scholars Program for former foster youth, in an effort to address food insecurity on campus.
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Free Food Locations
Local churches, organizations, and agencies hold regular food giveaways throughout the Sacramento region to help combat food insecurity, requiring photo ID and proof of address, with distribution times and locations varying.
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Food For Thought
By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer Greater numbers of people are looking beyond traditional sources for their monthly grocery needs, as inflation drives up food costs to unaffordable levels. The lack of healthy food in many communities makes day-to-day life challenging. Mixing systemic racism, low wages, unemployment and resulting poverty is a troubling…
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