Use of food distribution resources among military families with young children since the COVID-19 pandemic
- O’Neal, C. W., Lucier-Greer, M., Lewis, C., & Farnsworth, M. (2023). Use of food distribution resources among military families with young children since the COVID-19 pandemic. Public Health Nutrition, 26(10), 1968-1975. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980023001738
- Despite being a universally insured and consistently salaried population, some military families are vulnerable to food insecurity and, in response, may seek external resources to alleviate this hardship. This study explored food distribution resource utilization among 8,326 Army and Air Force families who applied for supplemental childcare support during the COVID-19 pandemic. The relationships among food distribution resource use and financial well-being (e.g., capacity to absorb a financial shock, being on track with financial goals), as well as military (e.g., branch, rank), and nonmilitary (e.g., number of dependent children) family characteristics were examined. Overall, families who reported having used food distribution resources at least once in the past year tended to have lower financial well-being.
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