Basic Needs Research

Find resources related to food and housing insecurity.

By Race/Ethnicity

Feeding America. (2009). When the pantry is Bare: Emergency food assistance and Hispanic children. https://www.feedingamerica.org/sites/default/files/research/latino-hunger-research/latino-hunger-exec-summ.pdf

Olivia Sanchez, M. K. (2021, October 8). Why racial graduation gaps exist across the nation. The Hechinger Report. https://hechingerreport.org/%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8Bwhy-white-students-are-250-more-likely-to-graduate-than-black-students-at-public-universities/ 

Vasquez, M. C., Vang, M., Garcia, F., & Harris, F. (2018). What Do I Eat? Where Do I Sleep?: A Concern for Men of Color in Community College. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 43(4), 295–306. https://doi.org/10.1080/10668926.2018.1478340 

LGBTQ+

Henry, L., Ellis, D., Ellis, S., Fleck, M., Migdol, S., Rodriguez, N., Delgado, V., Esmonde, S., Islam, M. I., Kazaoka, K., Sun, W., & Tajallipour, P. (2023). Experiences of food insecurity among LGBTQIA+ college students in North Texas: Meaning, experiences, and recommendations for inclusive solutions. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 12(2), 119–134. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2023.122.021

Martell, M. E., & Roncolato, L. (2023). Economic Vulnerability of Sexual Minorities: Evidence from the US Household Pulse Survey. Population Research and Policy Review, 42(2). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11113-023-09778-y

Russomanno, J., & Jabson Tree, J. M. (2020). Food insecurity and food pantry use among transgender and gender non-conforming people in the Southeast United States. BMC Public Health, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08684-8 

Age

Feeding America. (2013). Baby Boomers and Beyond: Facing Hunger After Fifty. https://www.feedingamerica.org/sites/default/files/research/senior-hunger-research/baby-boomers-executive-summary.pdf

Urban Institute. Impossible choices: Teens and food insecurity in America. (2016, September 12). https://www.urban.org/research/publication/impossible-choices-teens-and-food-insecurity-america