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Mathematica Reference No.: 06521-600
HUNGER INAMERICA2010
Virginia (9946) State Report
Final Report
January 2010
James Mabli
Rhoda Cohen
Frank Potter
Zhanyun Zhao
Submitted to:
Feeding America
35 E. Wacker Drive, Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60601
George Braley
Senior Vice President of Government
Relations and Public Policy
Maura Daly
Vice President of Government
Relations and Advocacy
Elaine Waxman
Director of Research and Analysis
Emily Engelhard
Manager of Social Policy Research and Analysis
Submitted by:
Mathematica Policy Research
P.O. Box 2393
Princeton, NJ 08543-2393
(609) 799-3535
Rhoda Cohen
Project Director
Hunger in America 2010
Virginia (9946)
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We would like to acknowledge the strong support and vision of the staff at Feeding America, George Braley, Maura Daly, Elaine Waxman, Emily Engelhard, and Lindsey Baker, who provided strong support throughout the research process. The quality of the product was also much improved through sound advice from the Technical Advisory Group: John Cook, Jim Ohls, Rob Santos, Chris Gundersen, Beth Osborne Daponte, and Steve Carlson. We also acknowledge the contributions of the Member Advisory Committee, Mariann Guinn, Karen Joyner, Jeff Dronkers, Nicholas Saccaro, Erin Rockhill, JC Dwyer and Kristen Yandora, in the review of the data collection instruments and procedures.
Also, a number of staff from Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. (MPR) made important contributions, which contributed to the success of the project. Frank Potter, working with Zhanyun Zhao, developed and implemented the sampling plan and developed the analysis weights for the project, with the assistance of Yuhong Zheng, Cathy Lu and Shinu Verghese. MPR internal advisors, including Laura Castner and John Hall, made many important suggestions for the analysis and reports.
On the survey side, Marcia Comly and Laurie Bach spent long hours obtaining the sample frames from the food banks and providing feedback to them throughout the sampling process. The data they obtained were placed in a comprehensive computer tracking database developed by Shilpa Khambati and Roland Scurato. David Eden worked tirelessly to update and produce the training video for affiliates to use in training large numbers of field interviewers. Andrea Smith made significant contributions to the series of webinars supporting the development of the sample frame and the in-person training sessions for the Hunger Study Coordinators. Andrea Sleeper provided on-going support for the distribution of data collection materials to the food banks.
Marcia Tobias, Pat Barta, Cynthia Campbell, Cheryl Lichtenstein, Leslie Randall, Lorraine Davis, Linda Warren, and Brandon Wentworth, under the supervision of Ae Sengmavong, Season Bedell-Boyle and Marcia Tobias provided guidance to the food banks’ Hunger Study Coordinators. Jessica Boehm played a key role in reviewing and preparing the completed client questionnaires for shipment to Questar for electronic data capture.
Jeffrey Holt, Ira Nichols-Barrer, and Elizabeth Petraglia provided critical and advanced programming and analysis skills needed to produce the report. Carlo Caci offered extraordinary computer skills in enhancing and implementing a system to expeditiously generate national, local, state, and special analysis database. Dawn Patterson provided exceptional secretarial support throughout the process. The competency and flexibility demonstrated by all involved were key factors in the success of the project.
Hunger in America 2010, Virginia
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