While food insecurity has always been an issue in our communities, the pandemic has definitely brought the issue front and center. We developed a theme group for West Hartford which included local food pantry locations and drive time polygons indicating driving and walking distances to them. The theme group also had some social vulnerability data based on ACS data including households with no vehicle available or civilian noninstitutionalized population with a disability estimate and several others.
Looking at different sets of data in the context of others provides insights into where there might be gaps in resources and can be helpful for planning.
Priya Sankalia
Food Insecurity Theme Group
While food insecurity has always been an issue in our communities, the pandemic has definitely brought the issue front and center. We developed a theme group for West Hartford which included local food pantry locations and drive time polygons indicating driving and walking distances to them. The theme group also had some social vulnerability data based on ACS data including households with no vehicle available or civilian noninstitutionalized population with a disability estimate and several others.
Looking at different sets of data in the context of others provides insights into where there might be gaps in resources and can be helpful for planning.