@article{Marzette:124988,
      recid = {124988},
      author = {Marzette, Audrianna A. and Ames, Glenn C.W. and McFall,  William A. and Ferrer, Myra Clarisse R. and Ames, Allison  Jennifer},
      title = {Where is Our Next Meal Coming from? The Recession and Food  Insecurity in the Southern U.S.},
      address = {2012},
      number = {1007-2016-79496},
      series = {Paper},
      pages = {23},
      year = {2012},
      abstract = {The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is  the cornerstone of
federal food assistance programs and  serves as the first line of defense against  food
insecurity. SNAP is especially important in the south  which has the highest rate of food
insecurity in the U.S.  In fiscal year 2010, SNAP accounted for 71.5% of federal  spending
for primary food and nutrition assistance to low  income households in the U.S. In 2010,
monthly SNAP  participation averaged 40.3 million persons, up 43% in two  years mainly
due to the recession of 2007-2009. This paper  examines the relationship between food
insecurity, the  recession, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance  Program (SNAP) in
Georgia, 2009 and 2010. Factors  associated with the rise in the number of person  eligible
for SNAP benefits at the county level included the  unemployment rate, education, the
percentage of African  Americans in the county, and the poverty rate.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/124988},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.124988},
}