Food insecurity survey launched
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The Maui News
In partnership with Maui Food Bank and the Nuestro Futuro Foundation, the Maui Nui Food Alliance launched a Food Security Survey for Maui County individuals and households that have experienced food insecurity in the last 12 months.
As defined for the survey, food insecurity is when a household is worried about running out of food or money to buy food each month, a news release said. The first 350 participants who complete the MNFA Food Security Survey will receive a $20 gift of local food from Maui Hub or Sust'ainable Molokai's Mobile Market.
The Nuestro Futuro Foundation provided $10,000 to compensate MNFA's food producer needs assessment and Food Security Survey participants for their time and shared knowledge.
"As we work to help build food security in Maui County, we wanted to ensure survey equitability so that participants in the Maui Nui Food Alliance's needs assessment are paid fairly for their time," said Abigail Perrin, Executive Director of the Nuestro Futuro Foundation, in a news release on Friday.
MNFA will use the information gathered through this survey to support the development of a Food and Nutrition Security Plan for Maui County and to inform resource providers and agencies addressing food security needs.
MNFA partnered with Maui Hub and Sust'ainable Molokai's Mobile Market because of their work to offer locally-grown produce that can be purchased with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program EBT, the program said.
Maui Hub offers free delivery for all SNAP EBT customers. Maui Hub and Sust'ainable Molokai's Mobile Market also participate in DA BUX, which offers a 50 percent discount on locally grown produce when using SNAP EBT.
The survey can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/N5QSBGJ.
For more information or to ask questions, email mauinuifoodalliance@gmail.com.