Associations Between Food Insecurity and Mental Health Among Young Adults Who Are Pregnant or Parenting

open at least once per month.Conclusions: While these findings are specific to this sample and may not be generalizable to all food pantries, this study represents a preliminary step in developing an emergency preparedness and scalability assessment tool for food pantries.Future efforts should focus on addressing preparedness gaps, particularly in communication systems and safety resources, while exploring strategies to sustain scalability during emergencies.