@article{ETD, recid = {7698}, author = {Draszt, Ty}, title = {Fighting the good fight: food banks as social justice advocates?}, publisher = {Marylhurst University: Oregon Health and Science University}, school = {M.S.}, address = {2016}, number = {ETD}, abstract = {This research addresses the problems of hunger and food insecurity through the analysis of food bank mission statements and programs. This research examines how food banks are addressing the issues of hunger and food insecurity through the programs they conduct. The intent was to discover the types of programs food banks operate that go beyond charitable handouts. This was accomplished using thematic and content analysis methods that were guided by grounded theory methodologies. Food bank mission statements and programs were analyzed to identify the orientations of food banks and their programs on a spectrum of charity to social justice. A total of 196 food bank mission statements were examined and were categorized into the three categories of charity, amelioration, and justice.}, url = {http://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7698}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.6083/k643b184s}, }