Food insecurity screenings connect Veterans, resources

(Source -blogs.va.gov)

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 11% of working-age Veterans (ages 18–64) experienced food insecurity between 2015 and 2019.

Food insecurity is limited or uncertain access to nutritionally sufficient food.

In 2017, VA added a food insecurity component to its homelessness screener to ensure all Veterans seen at VA medical centers are screened for both food insecurity and homelessness.  Continue reading the blog here…

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