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Waiting for the Weekend – The Adoption and Proliferation of Weekend Feeding (“BackPack”) Programs in Schools

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  • Kurtz Michael D.

    (Lycoming College, Williamsport, USA)

  • Brockmann Stephanie

    (169221 University of New Hampshire , Durham, USA)

  • Conway Karen Smith

    (169221 University of New Hampshire , Durham, USA)

  • Mohr Robert D.

    (169221 University of New Hampshire , Durham, USA)

Abstract

This research studies factors affecting the rapid spread of a donor-driven, Feeding America BackPack (weekend food assistance) program at schools in northwestern North Carolina. Foodbank data are matched with census tract, administrative-school, and GIS data for places of worship (PWs), facilitating analyses of the role of need, religion, and race/ethnicity. Our conceptual model yields a new hybrid fragmentation index that captures racial/ethnic differences between the school and community. Consistent with the model, discrete-time survival estimates suggest that schools with a racial/ethnic composition different from the surrounding community were less likely to get a program, especially if no other program-eligible schools were nearby. The GIS-created PWs bring new information, but yield results only weakly suggestive of a positive relationship. Results withstand falsification and robustness checks. A descriptive update reveals that most high-need schools eventually offered weekend food assistance but that race/ethnicity may still play a role for those that do not.

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  • Kurtz Michael D. & Brockmann Stephanie & Conway Karen Smith & Mohr Robert D., 2024. "Waiting for the Weekend – The Adoption and Proliferation of Weekend Feeding (“BackPack”) Programs in Schools," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 24(4), pages 1223-1258.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:bejeap:v:24:y:2024:i:4:p:1223-1258:n:1006
    DOI: 10.1515/bejeap-2023-0308
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