If you struggle with having enough to eat, or access to quality foods, you may be at risk of food insecurity.
Last year, Soldiers' Angels supported over 49,000 food-insecure military and Veteran families with 1.4 million pounds of food.
Partnering to improve access to medically tailored meals and groceries for Veterans with critical food insecurity.
VA is addressing Veteran food insecurity with interventions and highlighting the unique needs of women and rural Veterans.
VA’s greatest asset in ending food insecurity for every Veteran and family is VA’s integrated approach to health care.
South Texas VA uses a food security campaign to increase equitable access to food and better nutrition for Veterans in South Texas.
South Texas VA hired food security manager Cristina Elizondo, who is very serious about eliminating Veteran food insecurity.
A Veteran Community Garden will provide fresh vegetables to promote healthy eating and give Veterans a sense of accomplishment.
El Paso VA held a free food distribution event with help from two community partners, El Pasoans Fighting Hunger and the Armed Forces YMCA.
Tucson’s Southern Arizona VA Patriot Pantry supports Veteran food insecurity with emergency food provisions and is a bridge to other community food resources for Veteran patients.
VA connected Papa Don to a food bank that partners with VA to provide nutritious food for Veterans with food insecurity.
The article discussed the results of an earlier study by Kamdar and colleagues that used photo-elicitation to better understand food insecurity in a group of post 9/11 Veterans with children. The researchers found that food insecurity in Veterans is highly intertwined with physical and mental health, military culture, and lack of basic resources like housing or transportation.











