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- Fiona H. McKay
- Hayley McKenzie
- Rebecca Lindberg
Abstract
In Australia, poverty, hunger, and food insecurity are a reality for many households, but much of the research considers the adult population of households, rarely considering the specific experiences of households with dependent children. The limited research exploring the experiences of families means that the main response to food insecurity and hunger in Australia, emergency and community food assistance, may be insufficient to alleviate hunger and manage the cost of living pressures specifically for families with dependent children. The aim of this research is to investigate the lived experience of food insecurity for families (those with children aged under 18) who access emergency and community food assistance and to explore the ways that they manage their household food needs. Semi‐structured interviews were conducted from June 2018 to January 2019 and included 24 parents with children under 18 who access food assistance in the state of Victoria, Australia. Results of this study indicate that families are relying on a range of formal and informal services to meet family food needs, with parents actively seeking to protect their children against the negative impacts of poverty, hunger, and food insecurity, often at their own expense. 在澳大利亚, 贫困、饥饿和粮食不安全是许多家庭面临的现实, 但大部分研究考虑的是家庭中的成年人口, 几乎未考虑有未成年子女的家庭的具体经历。有限的家庭经历研究意味着, 澳大利亚应对粮食不安全和饥饿的主要措施 (即紧急和社区粮食援助) 可能不足以缓解饥饿和管理生活压力成本, 特别是对于有未成年子女的家庭。本研究旨在调查获得紧急和社区粮食援助的家庭 (有18岁以下子女的家庭) 的粮食不安全生活经历, 并探究他们管理家庭粮食需求的方式。半结构化访谈于2018年6月至2019年1月进行, 采访对象包括24名在澳大利亚维多利亚州获得粮食援助的父母, 他们的子女都未满18岁。本研究的结果表明, 家庭依赖一系列正式和非正式服务来满足家庭的粮食需求, 并且父母往往在自费的情况下积极寻求保护其子女免受贫困、饥饿和粮食不安全的负面影响 En Australia, la pobreza, el hambre y la inseguridad alimentaria son una realidad para muchos hogares, pero gran parte de la investigación considera a la población adulta de los hogares, y rara vez considera las experiencias específicas de los hogares con niños dependientes. La investigación limitada que explora las experiencias de las familias significa que la principal respuesta a la inseguridad alimentaria y el hambre en Australia, la asistencia alimentaria de emergencia y comunitaria, puede ser insuficiente para aliviar el hambre y manejar las presiones del costo de vida específicamente para las familias con niños dependientes. El objetivo de esta investigación es investigar la experiencia vivida de inseguridad alimentaria para las familias (aquellas con niños menores de 18 años), que acceden a la asistencia alimentaria de emergencia y comunitaria y explorar las formas en que gestionan sus necesidades alimentarias del hogar. Se realizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas desde junio de 2018 a enero de 2019 e incluyeron a 24 padres con niños menores de 18 años que acceden a la asistencia alimentaria en el estado de Victoria, Australia. Los resultados de este estudio indican que las familias dependen de una variedad de servicios formales e informales para satisfacer las necesidades alimentarias familiares, y los padres buscan activamente proteger a sus hijos contra los impactos negativos de la pobreza, el hambre y la inseguridad alimentaria, a menudo a sus propias expensas.
Suggested Citation
Fiona H. McKay & Hayley McKenzie & Rebecca Lindberg, 2025.
"Poverty, Charity, and Hunger Among Families With Children—An Australian Example,"
Poverty & Public Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 17(2), June.
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RePEc:wly:povpop:v:17:y:2025:i:2:n:e70007
DOI: 10.1002/pop4.70007
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