Research

July 15, 2008

25th Legislature Potential Issues to Impact Anti-Hunger Network

The 25th Legislature addressed several issues that have the potential to impact the anti-hunger network and those people who are dependent on it. Read about the session and the pertinent bills, their impact to the network, their current status and what the Alaska Food Coalition needs to do to make sure we stay informed of legislative issues in the future.

April 24, 2008

An Impact Study of AFC Mini-Grants

Alaska Food Coalition mini-grants have been used by agencies to facilitate increases in food distribution and/or the types of food available to their clients. This report analyzes the impact the Alaska Food Coalition mini-grants have had on modernizing the physical capacity of grantee agencies as well as their effectiveness in providing small boosts in the amount and variety of food distributed. It also discusses the impact the Rasmuson Foundation grant had on the program during the FY08 grant cycle.

June 1, 2007

Results from the 2006 Alaska BRFSS Survey Concerning the Hunger Issue

Results from the 2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey allow a more granular analysis of the growing hunger problem in Alaska than has ever been previously available. The results provide the numbers to prove many of the suspicions long held about hunger in Alaska – that there is an unacceptable lack of protection for the most vulnerable people in our state.

May 21, 2007

An Update on Bills and Resolutions Relevant to the Hunger Issue

The 25th session of the Alaska state legislature has seen two issues dominate the social services landscape in Alaska. The first concerns the eligibility criteria of Denali Kid Care and the second relates to the future funding structure of the Human Services Matching Grant. Read the latest on these issues and how they affect the anti-hunger community.

April 3, 2007

An Impact Study of the Alaska Food Coalition Mini-grants

Alaska Food Coalition mini-grants have been used by agencies to facilitate increases in food distribution and/or the types of food available to their clients. This report analyzes the impact the Alaska Food Coalition mini-grants have had on modernizing the physical capacity of grantee agencies as well as their effectiveness in providing small boosts in the amount and variety of food distributed.

February 12, 2007

Capacity-building Project – 2007 Results

This presentation introduces analysis of the raw data produced by the Capacity-building Project. It outlines gaps in the service of Alaska's charitable food network and makes recommendations for the increase in physical capacity of existing food programs.

November 22, 2006

A Report on the State of Alaska's Boards and Commissions

This report was prompted by the Executive Committee of The Alaska Food Coalition. The committee wanted to explore the possibilities of introducing the hunger issue to the system of Boards and Commissions in the State of Alaska. The report discovered that due to the specific focus of each existing board or commission and the wide-range of people affected by hunger, a separate Hunger Commission was the most desirable outcome.

November 22, 2006

A Report on Bills and Resolutions Relevant to the Hunger Issue

The work of the Alaska State Legislature is critical to the elimination of hunger in our state. The decisions made by legislators in Juneau directly affect the hungry and the anti-hunger network of Alaska. For that reason staff of anti-hunger agencies, advocates and clients of food assistance programs need to keep up with the legislation being discussed by elected officials. This report supplies the anti-hunger network with the information from the Twenty-Fourth Alaska State Legislature required to achieve this task.

September 27, 2006

Physical Capacity Data of Charitable Anti-hunger Programs in Alaska

The report presents raw data on the physical capacity of Alaska's charitable food providers as well as information on the communities they serve. The information was collected as part of the data gathering stage of the Capacity-building Project.

February 23, 2006

Hunger in America 2006 – Alaska Report 2006

Anti-hunger agencies all over the state participated in the study, providing a comprehensive picture of hunger in Alaska and a powerful tool for educating the public about hunger issues.

June 2005

AFC Capacity-building Research Project Overview

This document sets out the purpose and methodology for the Capacity-building Project.