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    According to a survey of 100 clients accessing charitable food services in Ballarat: - 49% have been accessing these services for over a year and 36% have dependents relying on them - 78% experience moderate to severe food insecurity and hunger - Key impacts of food insecurity included stressing about children not getting enough food to learn, feeling hungry shortly after eating, and disrupted sleep cycles.

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    According to a survey of 100 clients accessing charitable food services in Ballarat: - 49% have been accessing these services for over a year and 36% have dependents relying on them - 78% experience moderate to severe food insecurity and hunger - Key impacts of food insecurity included stressing about children not getting enough food to learn, feeling hungry shortly after eating, and disrupted sleep cycles.

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    According to a survey of 100 clients accessing charitable food services in Ballarat: - 49% have been accessing these services for over a year and 36% have dependents relying on them - 78% experience moderate to severe food insecurity and hunger - Key impacts of food insecurity included stressing about children not getting enough food to learn, feeling hungry shortly after eating, and disrupted sleep cycles.

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    Food Insecurity in Ballarat

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    Rochelle Kirkham
    According to a survey of 100 clients accessing charitable food services in Ballarat: - 49% have been accessing these services for over a year and 36% have dependents relying on them - 78% experience moderate to severe food insecurity and hunger - Key impacts of food insecurity included stressing about children not getting enough food to learn, feeling hungry shortly after eating, and disrupted sleep cycles.

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    FOOD INSECURITY

    BALLARATIN
    Results of survey with 100 clients accessing charitable food relief

    49% have accessed charitable food services for 36%


    more than a year Have dependents relying
    on them

    78% Food insecure with


    moderate/severe hunger
    Impacts of Food Insecurity

    I stress about kids not


    getting the food they

    46% Spend less than $50/week


    on food
    need to learn

    Feeling
    hungry
    80%
    Ran out of food and could not
    20% do not have a working fridge Changes my not long
    afford to buy more
    and/or stove/oven sleep cycle after
    eating

    72%
    Have gone 1-2 days without
    eating, in the past week
    Unable to have Sad and
    people over for isolated

    26% Going to sleep hungry almost


    every week
    dinner

    No fridge, stove You get used to it


    69% or oven Felt stressed because they
    couldn't afford enough food

    1 in 5 Food  they would buy with an extra $20


    Do not have cooking and/or
    cold storage facilities

    55% 1. Meat 2. Vegetables 3. Fruit


    Do not have a car

    64%
    Do not have someone to
    share food costs with "Healthy" & "Fresh" were often mentioned
    NoStove/oven

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