1. DuPage County Food Security Council Meeting
September 23, 2019

2. VISION
Impact DuPage is committed to creating a common understanding of community needs, gaps, and priorities that will advance the well- being of the DuPage County community.

3. STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
DuPage County Health Department
DuPage Federation on Human Services Reform
DuPage County Public Defender’s Office
United Way of DuPage/West Cook
AMITA Health
DuPage County Community Services
Edward-Elmhurst Healthcare
DuPage Health Coalition
Metropolitan Family Services DuPage
People’s Resource Center
Northwestern Medicine
DuPagePads
DuPage Foundation
DuPage Medical Group
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
Prairie State Legal Services
workNet DuPage

4. PROCESS OCT 2017 JAN 2018 MAY 2018 JUNE 2018 JULY 2018 NOV 2018
DEC 2018
STEERING COMMITTEE APPROVAL
ORGANIZE AND CREATE A VISION
IDENTIFY STRATEGIC ISSUES
FORMULATE
GOALS AND STRATEGIES
ACTION PLAN
FINALIZED
ACTION CYCLE
COMPLETE ASSESSMENTS

5.
STRATEGIC ISSUES

6. FOOD SYSTEM INDICATORS
Food Insecurity Rate (Feeding America)
Child Food Insecurity Rate (Feeding America)
Households with No Car and Low Access to a Grocery Store (USDA – Food Environment Atlas)
Food Insecure Children Likely Ineligible for Assistance (Feeding America)
People with Low Access to a Grocery Store (USDA – Food Environment Atlas)
People 65+ with Low Access to a Grocery Store (USDA – Food Environment Atlas)
Low-Income and Low Access to a Grocery Store (USDA – Food Environment Atlas)
SNAP Certified Stores (USDA – Food Environment Atlas)

7. INSECURITY FOOD Source: Feeding America via www.impactdupage.org
The percentage of the population that experienced food insecurity at some point during the year.
Source: Feeding America via

8. Percent of Food Insecure Children
INSECURITY
Income Levels
Percent of Food Insecure Children
Below 185%
57.6%
185% - 300%
13.6%
Above 300%
28.9%
This indicator shows the percentage of food insecure children in households with incomes above 185% of the federal poverty level who are likely not income-eligible for federal nutrition assistance.
2019 Income for Family of 4
185% FPL - $47,638
300% FPL - $77,250
Total Children = 216,674 (ACS 5 Year Estimates 2017)
Gundersen, C., A. Dewey, M. Kato, A. Crumbaugh & M. Strayer. Map the Meal Gap 2019: A Report on County and Congressional District Food Insecurity and County Food Cost in the United States in Feeding America, 2019.

9. FOOD
ACCESS
This indicator shows the percentage of housing units that do not have a car and are more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store if in an urban area, or more than 10 miles from a supermarket or large grocery store if in a rural area.
This indicator shows the percentage of the total population in a county that is low income and living more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store if in an urban area, and more than 10 miles from a supermarket or large grocery store if in a rural area.
Source: USDA – Food Environment Atlas via

10. FOOD
ACCESS
This indicator shows the number of stores certified to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits per 1,000 population. SNAP stores include: supermarkets; grocery stores and convenience stores; super stores and supercenters; warehouse club stores; specialized food stores (retail bakeries, meat and seafood markets, and produce markets); and meal service providers that serve eligible persons.
SNAP Stores are certified by the USDA through an online (or mail or phone) application process that takes 45 days.
Must meet either:
Criterion A – Staple Food Inventory
3 stocking units of 3 different varieties for each staple food category on a continuous basis.
For 2 staple food categories, there must be at least 1 perishable variety.
36 staple food stocking units are needed to meet this criterion
Criterion B – Staple Food Sales
A store must have more than 50 percent of its total gross retail sales from the sale of staple foods
Other considerations:
Need for Access
Co-Location
Staple Food = basic foods that make up a significant portion of a person’s diet. Does NOT include prepared foods, heated foods, or accessory foods (e.g. snacks, desserts, beverages, spices).
Vegetables or fruits
Dairy products
Meat, poultry, or fish
Breads or cereals
From Conduent:
DuPage has the second highest number of SNAP stores in Illinois (436) after Cook (3,470) then 3rd is Will County (346).
The number of SNAP certified stores would have to nearly double for DuPage to be in the top 50% of counties
Most of the food selling stores in DuPage are convenience stores
Approximately 78% of grocery, superstores, convenience, and specialty stores in DuPage are SNAP authorized.
Supermarkets (supermarkets, large grocery stores, and commissaries)
Supercenters (supercenters, mass merchandisers, and club stores)
Other retailers (smaller grocery stores, specialty food retailers like farmers’ markets and bakeries, and other retailers, such as convenience stores, dollar stores, and drug stores)
Unknown store types (not possible to identify or classify the store)
Source: USDA – Food Environment Atlas via

11. FOOD
ACCESS
Blue = Supermarkets
Red = Supercenters

12. FOOD
ACCESS
Blue = Supermarkets
Red = Supercenters

13. Population Health Coordinator DuPage County Health Department
Sarah Troll
Population Health Coordinator
DuPage County Health Department