San Diego Hunger Coalition Records

Collection

Identifier: MS-0213

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of materials related to a survey about hunger in San Diego carried out by the Hunger Survey Committee of the San Diego Hunger Coalition in 1983, in an attempt to quantify the total number of hungry people in the County. These materials include completed anonymous survey forms from a large number of zip codes in San Diego County, which asks individuals about their ability to buy food, how the economy affects their food-buying habits, and which gathers income, employment, age, and racial data.

The materials also include tally sheets, completed survey forms mailed to religious, humanitarian, and civic organizations providing free food to individuals, and the final report of the committee, which discusses the attempt to trace pockets of hunger in the county by geographical location.

Dates

Creation: 1983-1983

Creator

San Diego Hunger Coalition (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The copyright interests in some or all of these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with the creator(s) of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of archival collections is such that multiple creators are often applicable and copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. In any case, the user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, obtaining publication rights and copyright infringement. When requesting images from Special Collections & University Archives for publication, we require a signed agreement waiving San Diego State University of any liability in the event of a copyright violation.

Historical Note

The San Diego Hunger Coalition is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving access to and participation in federal food programs, such as food stamps and school lunch programs. The Coalition educates and advocates about hunger issues at the local, state, and national levels, with the goal of alleviating hunger in San Diego County. In 1983 the Coalition created the Hunger Survey Committee, which attempted to quantify the total number of hungry persons in San Diego County. They did so by asking people at a local soup kitchen to fill out surveys, surveying door-to-door in all neighborhoods and communities in the county, and mailing surveys to food providing agencies in the county.