Texas Food Access Survey: Help Improve Food Assistance Programs Across Texas

Your Voice Can Help Improve Food Access in Texas

Access to healthy, affordable food is essential to maintaining good health. However, for many families across Texas, rising living expenses, changes to food assistance programs, and other financial challenges can make putting nutritious meals on the table increasingly difficult.

The Texas Food Access Survey, conducted by Luminos(a) Research with support from the Episcopal Health Foundation, is seeking feedback from Texans about their experiences accessing food and assistance programs.

NET Health encourages eligible East Texas residents to participate and share how these challenges are affecting their households.

The information collected will help researchers better understand the needs of Texas families and identify opportunities to improve food access and community support services.

What Is the Texas Food Access Survey?

The Texas Food Access Survey is a statewide effort to better understand how changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other food assistance programs are affecting individuals and families.

The survey asks participants about their experiences with:

• Food affordability: Challenges purchasing groceries and nutritious meals.
• Food assistance programs: Experiences with SNAP, WIC, and other nutrition assistance services.
• Basic household needs: Balancing food expenses with housing, utilities, and other necessities.
• Food insecurity: Difficulties accessing enough healthy food for themselves or their families.
• Community resources: Experiences receiving assistance from food pantries and other support organizations.

By sharing their experiences, participants can help researchers better understand the barriers families face and inform future efforts to strengthen food assistance services across Texas.

Who Can Participate?

The survey is open to adults ages 18 and older who have experience with one or more of the following:

• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
• WIC (Women, Infants, and Children)
• Food pantries or food banks
• Community assistance programs
• Food insecurity or difficulty accessing enough food

Whether you currently receive assistance or have relied on these resources in the past, your experiences can provide valuable insight.

Survey Details and Gift Card Opportunity

Participating is simple and takes only a few minutes.

Survey Information:

• Time Required: Approximately 10–15 minutes
• Eligibility: Adults ages 18 and older with relevant experiences
• Cost: Free to participate
• Languages: English and Spanish
• Incentive: Opportunity to enter a raffle for one of ten $125 gift cards

Participants who complete the survey may enter a raffle for a chance to win one of ten $125 gift cards.

Participation in the survey does not guarantee a gift card.

Why Your Participation Matters

Food insecurity affects more than just what families eat. Limited access to nutritious food can influence physical health, child development, chronic disease management, and overall well-being.

Understanding the real-world challenges Texans face is an important step toward developing effective solutions.

Your feedback can help researchers and community organizations:

• Better understand barriers to accessing nutritious food.
• Identify challenges associated with food assistance programs.
• Recognize gaps in available community resources.
• Inform strategies to improve food access and support services.

Every response contributes to a clearer picture of food access challenges across Texas.

Take the Texas Food Access Survey Today!

If you or someone you know has experience with food assistance programs or difficulty accessing enough healthy food, consider participating.

Your voice matters, and your experience can help make a difference.

CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE SURVEY

The survey is available in both English and Spanish.

Questions About the Survey?

For additional information, contact:

Jennifer Loyo, Ph.D.
Luminos(a) Research

Email: info@luminosaresearch.com
Website: www.luminosaresearch.com

This survey is supported by the Episcopal Health Foundation.