Food desserts and insecurities - ariela
Ariela Kluk Mr. Roddy IHSS 01/20/21 More than 500 thousand Houstonians live in food deserts with a small variety of food. This problem has worsened due to Covid-19. Most people go to the store weekly to get the food that they want and need, but some people do not have access to healthy foods. These people who live in food deserts do not have stores with healthy and nutritional options because the food at the stores is limited. Baker Ripley house supports residents who live in the east of Houston and ever since the pandemic they have hosted food distributions and drive-thrus and usually see between 300- 1000 people daily. Usually, people who are food insecure cause food deserts. People who are food insecure are also being affected more by the pandemic. A study from Rice University found that around 724,750 people who are food insecure live in larger areas. USDA designated specific areas to be food deserts and more than 500,000 Houston residents live in these designated areas, and it