Urban Emergency Food Center Clients: Characteristics, Coping Strategies and Needs

Urban Emergency Food Center Clients: Characteristics, Coping Strategies and Needs

Clients of 34 emergency hunger centers in Cleveland, Ohio, were surveyed via structured interviews conducted over a 10-day period in May 1987 to assess the problem of hunger from their clients' vantage point. The findings indicate that hunger remains a problem even among those who have availed...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of sociology and social welfare 1989-06, Vol.16 (2), p.195-203
Hauptverfasser: Petchers, Marcia K, Chow, Julian, Kordisch, Karen
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Sprache:eng
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Cleveland, Ohio
Client Characteristics
Disaster Relief
Hunger
Needs Assessment
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Zusammenfassung:Clients of 34 emergency hunger centers in Cleveland, Ohio, were surveyed via structured interviews conducted over a 10-day period in May 1987 to assess the problem of hunger from their clients' vantage point. The findings indicate that hunger remains a problem even among those who have availed themselves of emergency food services. Much time & effort are spent in activities to allay hunger. The adequacy of the present system for meeting the needs of the hungry & implications for policy are discussed. 1 Table, 12 References. Modified HA
ISSN:0191-5096
0191-5096
DOI:10.15453/0191-5096.1897