Beer in the Firehouse: Case Study in Public Management
In: Public Performance & Management Review, Band 32, Heft 2, S. 275-289
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In: Public Performance & Management Review, Band 32, Heft 2, S. 275-289
In: Public performance & management review, Band 32, Heft 2, S. 275-289
ISSN: 1557-9271
In: Public performance & management review, Band 32, Heft 2, S. 275-289
ISSN: 1530-9576
In: Policy studies journal: the journal of the Policy Studies Organization, Band 36, Heft 3, S. 403-420
ISSN: 1541-0072
In a study at the largest northeastern Iowa food pantry between 2004 and 2006, we found that neither working nor accessing government benefits has a meaningful impact on lessening the odds that a person will need long‐term food assistance. In other words, the working poor are at greater risk for making recurrent visits to the food pantry than those who do not work. Pantry clients who work are more likely to have sacrificed food to pay for other life necessities. Moreover, government benefits do not seem to provide an adequate food safety net. As a result, nonprofits are experiencing increased pressure to fill the gap. If we wish to maintain the government responsibility to alleviate hunger in our country, benefits for eligible citizens must be increased or food assistance nonprofits need more government support. Otherwise we should face the fact that as an undeclared public policy, our society tolerates hunger.
In: Policy studies journal: an international journal of public policy, Band 36, Heft 3, S. 403-420
ISSN: 0190-292X