The American Prospect | Hole Food Rescue Program
Local officials conducted a Community Health Needs Assessment that found 9.5 percent of community members were food insecure in 2021. But a more accurate assessment is the one conducted by the nonprofit United Way, which determines how many people are ALICE—“asset limited, income constrained, employed.” ALICE residents in Jackson are nearly a third of the population, said Hole Food Rescue Program Director Iván Jiménez.