AHEC Helps Food Insecure Residents

AHEC West helps area residents connect to resources in many areas including prescription drug assistance, housing assistance and food assistance. According to AHEC Healthy Together coordinator Lydia Yoder, almost 12,000 county residents are food insecure. Yoder explained what that means…

“Anybody who’s struggling, like, money runs out before the end of the month or the cost of food is much higher than you need in your home.”

Yoder said those struggling with getting food often make less than healthy choices…

“When you’re trying to make your food budget go far, guess what you have to get? Ramen, mac and cheese, you know the stuff that’s not real good for you when you’re trying to maintain health.”