Castillo EERS 2015 ignite presentation

How a Single Data Point Can Change a

Community: The Story of 49% in a Washington,

DC Neighborhood

Isaac Castillo

@Isaac_outcomes

38th Annual EERS Conference

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The Data Point

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49%

of Kenilworth-Parkside residents

experience food insecurity.

What is Food Insecurity?

Person or

household that

does not have

enough food to eat.

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49%

How Did We Find Data Point?

Conducted survey of

randomly selected

households in community.

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49%

Survey Questions to Measure

Food Insecurity

“The food that I / we

bought just didn’t last,

and I / we didn’t have

money to get any more.”

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Survey Questions to Measure

Food Insecurity

“I / we worried whether

our food would run out

before I / we got money

to buy more.”

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Reasons Behind Food

Insecurity

• Lack of income

• Lack of grocery stores

• Lack of transportation

• Expensive groceries

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Grocery Store in Kenilworth-Parkside

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49%

One Way Commute Time to Nearest

Grocery Store

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DCPNI’s Vision

Ending

Intergenerational

Poverty

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Children

Succeed

Parents

Succeed

+ =

Strong

Community

Healthy

Places+

+

+

49%

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49%

Family Food Market

• Monthly event

• 120 families

• Each family gets 20+ lbs. of free food

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49%

Bus Route To Grocery Store

Threatened

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49%

DCPNI Works to Maintain Bus Route

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49%

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Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program

49%

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A ‘Prescription’ is Written for

Fruits and Vegetables49%

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‘Prescriptions’ are Filled at

Mobile Farmers Markets

49%

The Data Point

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49%

of Kenilworth-Parkside residents

experience food insecurity.

The Point of the Data

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Contact Information

Isaac Castillo

Deputy Director

DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative

Twitter: @Isaac_outcomes

[email protected]

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