An update to the Sitka Community Food Assessment Indicators Report has been released this week, 10 years after the original report was published in 2014.
The update was compiled by Sitka resident Callie Simmons, who used the project to earn a master’s degree in public health degree from the University of Alaska Anchorage. Lisa Sadleir-Hart, who coordinated the 2014 report, served as an advisor to the project. The work was sponsored by Transition Sitka, in partnership with the Sitka Local Foods Network.
The study provides the community with food security data so it can plan and meet current and future needs. It looked at how Sitka families get their food — do they buy it at the store, hunt or fish, gather traditional foods, get it from a food pantry or with food benefits, etc. It also asked people how much food they have stored for emergencies, and if they are struggling to be fed.
This information is needed for planning, grant applications, and more. The data in the original report was a decade old, so the update was needed. Information came from a community survey that had more than 400 participants, plus a series of smaller focus groups that targeted various parts of the community.
Simmons will give a project report to the community at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21, at the Sitka Public Library. You also can learn more at the links below.
• Sitka Community Food Assessment Indicators Report, PDF for printing (updated October 2024)
• Sitka Community Food Assessment Indicators Report, Online version (updated October 2024)
• Sitka Community Food Assessment Indicators Report, PDF (released April 2014)
Sitka Local Foods Network 
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