Keywords
Elderly, seniors, food insecurity, senior hunger, home delievered meal programs
Abstract
Food insecurity is not a new phenomenon experienced by elderly persons living in the United States. In a recent report by Feeding America, approximately 4.8 million Americans over the age of 60 are food insecure, which has doubled since 2001, and is 50% higher than in 2007. Due to lack of funding to the program, Meals on Wheels by Seniors First is unable to give meals to seniors in the Central Florida area who are food insecure. Through structured face-to-face interviews, this study examines elders on the program's waiting list and explores how this population obtains food if they are not being served through the program. Findings suggest that seniors on the waiting list are in need of the resource for survival, not convenience. This study has strong implications in which additional funding is needed as the Baby Boomer population ages and the need for food programs increases.
Notes
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Graduation Date
2014
Semester
Spring
Advisor
Donley, Amy
Degree
Master of Arts (M.A.)
College
College of Sciences
Department
Sociology
Degree Program
Applied Sociology
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0005175
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0005175
Language
English
Release Date
May 2014
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Subjects
Dissertations, Academic -- Sciences; Sciences -- Dissertations, Academic
STARS Citation
Gualtieri, Marie, "'Til Death Do I Wait: Experiences of Food Insecurity Among Elders on the Meals on Wheels Waiting List" (2014). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 4700.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/4700