USDA Hunger-Free Communities Planning and Assessment Grantee
Poughkeepsie is a riverfront city of nearly 30,000 residents in the Hudson Valley, a two hour commuter train ride from New York City. It is located in border zone between metropolitan New York City and the agricultural regions of the upper Hudson Valley. Preliminary data suggests a significant project need. The planned assessment of food security will document the extent of hunger in the community and analyzes its causes, outlining how the community’s food systems operate, how residents access nutritious food in Poughkeepsie, how food insecure residents make decisions about what to eat and what constrains those choices.