A student team from the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service is working with Mid-Delta Community Consortium (MDCC) to assess food insecurity barriers in Phillips County, Arkansas.
Clinton School students Thurman Green of Pine Bluff, Ark., Hunter Owen of Conway, Ark., and Rob Pillow of Jackson, Miss. are assisting MDCC in identifying food insecurity characteristics and reasons for its growth in the Delta region. Their work is revealing particular barriers associated with food insecurity, collecting valuable data through surveys, and providing results to MDCC and other community leaders in the Delta.
The team will present their findings at the Boys, Girls, Adults Community Development Center in Marvell, Arkansas on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 1:00 p.m.
This project is one of 10 to be completed by 36 Clinton School students across the state of Arkansas. These students are in their second semester of classes in the school’s Master of Public Service degree program.