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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Acad Nutr Diet. 2016 Sep 7;117(1):48–57. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2016.07.010

Table 4. Alternative food sources used by low income families in two urban Rhode Island communities (N=164).

Nutrition assistance programs n (%) participation
 Child Care/Head Start 119 (73)
 SNAP 111 (68)
 WIC 101 (61)
 National School Lunch Program 79 (48)
 School Breakfast Program 74 (45)
 None 10 (6)
Community food programs n (%) any use
 Pantry 26 (15)
 Soup Kitchen 6 (3)
Informal sources of food n (%) sometime/often use
 Pooling resources 58 (35)
 Exchange/trading 20 (12)
 Store credit 14 (9)
 Borrowing 12 (7)
Restaurants n (%) prior week use
 Full service
  Never 120 (73)
  One 30 (18)
  Two or more times 6 (4)
 Fast food
  Never 69 (42)
  One or two times 75 (46)
  Three or more 18 (11)

Abbreviations: SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; NSLP, National School Lunch Program; SBP, School Breakfast Program; WIC, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children.