Table 3.
Codes and subcodes | Definition (post text, hashtags, or images) | Example post | |
Community gratitude and support | |||
|
Gratitude | Mentions appreciation for support of individuals, organization, or the broader community for support of programs, events, and/organizations | We are grateful for the opportunity to partner with [Organization Name] and [Organization Name] to provide food meals for our communities in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
|
Support opportunities | Refer to opportunities for community members to provide support to food security through volunteering, food donations, fundraising, or by attending events that support food banks or other charitable organizations |
[Organization Name] - Take what you need, leave what you can.
If school closures have you or someone you know worried about access to food, please stop by our front-yard pantry and take what you need. If you’d like to help out, please feel free to replenish the pantry as needed. Remember, school is closed until the end of April, so please check in over the next several weeks. We ask that you ONLY restock the shelves that have space. Please do not leave any food outside of the pantry. [Address] |
|
Reallocation of resources received | Indicates the user has excess food or related resources received for food security that they would like to give awaya | Anyone in da group in da [city] or [city] area wanna take these off our hands? My neighbors and I have so much from da free lunch program at da school n we not gonna make use of it. We drink almond milk n don’t want these to go to waste. Lmk! |
Macrolevel contexts | |||
|
COVID-19 | Refers to the COVID-19 pandemic explicitly or implicitly and/or ramifications of the pandemic, such as staying healthy, wearing masks, or disruptions to the food system | We understand that during this time food accessibility can be limited due to vacant grocery stores. Families will be able to pick up a box of Produce, Dairy, or combo of Meat & Produce. |
|
Federal policies | Refers to federal policy news updates or short-term political activities that may be related to current or future food security | The Trump administration’s proposed rule change to food stamp work requirements could leave hundreds of thousands of the most financially vulnerable Americans without the monthly assistance |
Emoticon use to supplement text | Supplemented with the addition of emoticon(s)a,b | Focus on Pacific Islanders but Open to ALL!!!! Get there EARLY while supplies last [4 man running emoticons, wink face emoticon, thumbs up emoticon] ALL will receive boxes filled with: Produce [emoticons of broccoli, carrot, apple, orange, lemon, pear, banana, avocado] Dairy [emoticons of egg, cheese, glass of milk] Meat [emoticons of meat with bone, poultry leg, steak, and bacon] |
aExcludes hashtags.
bExcludes images.