MAP White Papers

Adequate access to healthy food has become a more pressing societal issue due to factors such as the recent recession and continued challenges with un- and under-employment depressing income in many areas. More than 14% of American households (17.5 million)...

Increasingly, city and county leaders are developing regionally specific strategies and programs for alleviating poverty. As federal and state funding for antipoverty efforts continue to diminish, local stakeholders representing a broad set of municipal sectors are looking for ways to...