AI Task Force Education Subgroup Meeting #1
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Cost-of-Living Impacts Food Insecurity in Maine
Income of Food Insecure Households in Maine
Food insecurity rates vary dramatically for different racial and ethnic populations (Feeding America, 2024). This data, however, can be difficult to find at the state level, especially for Maine due to its small population and the small sample size of the Census Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement (CPS-FSS ) data.
Maine Climate Council Natural & Working Lands Working Group
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To request interpretation services (American Sign Language) or spoken language interpretation services (Somali, Arabic, French, Spanish, Chinese-Mandarin, Khmer, Russian, Vietnamese, Portuguese) for this meeting, or to request other accommodations, please email maineclimatecouncil@maine.gov.
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Maine Climate Council Community Resilience Working Group Meeting
- Climate Council Steering Committee Updates
- Infrastructure Rebuilding and Resilience Commission Final Report
About the Committee
The Ending Hunger in Maine initiative is guided by an Advisory Committee, established by the Commissioner of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF), as directed by LD 174 An Act to Implement Maine’s Roadmap to End Hunger by 2030.
The role of the Ending Hunger in Maine Advisory Committee is to:
USDA Household Food Insecurity Measure
As defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), “food insecurity means that households were, at times, unable to acquire adequate food for one or more household members because they had insufficient money and other resources for food.” Because food insecurity is caused by a lack of sufficient resources, it is a symptom of a household’s broader struggle to make ends meet.