Religion and Food Insecurity in the Time of COVID-19: Food Sovereignty for a Healthier Future

ABSTRACT

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and amplified food insecurity in marginalized communities of color, revealing systemic health and socioeconomic inequalities. Given the role that religious organizations play in building social capital, disseminating information to local communities, and facilitating the distribution of basic necessities such as food, they are integrally involved in short- and long-term solutions to food insecurity. Yet, literature on the role of religious institutions for mitigating food insecurity is limited. The literature related to methods and means by which religious organizations engage community efforts to mitigate food security as well as studies in food sovereignty will be reviewed.

KEYWORDS:

• Food insecurity
• religion
• faith-based organizations
• food sovereignty
• covid-19

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