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Yet, little is known about the experiences of local food- and nutrition-related agencies and how they responded to address the increased need.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Purpose<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We aimed to elucidate the perspectives and experiences of key informants from diverse food- and nutrition-related stakeholder agencies in addressing FI in San Diego County, CA during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The Socioecological Model and a capacity-oriented approach informed this qualitative study. Trained researchers conducted semi-structured interviews virtually on Zoom with 20 key informants from 14 food- and nutrition-related stakeholder agencies and analyzed data using thematic content analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Three linked themes emerged relating to how agencies addressed FI during the COVID-19 pandemic: (i) the pandemic uniquely influenced the agencies and the services they provided by presenting both challenges (e.g. limited in-person contact created distinct barriers) and opportunities (e.g. charitable contributions and federal funding increased); (ii) agencies leveraged new and existing within-agency capacities (e.g. adaptability, volunteers) and across-agency partnerships to address the increased demand; and (iii) agencies became forward-thinking as a result of the pandemic (e.g. focused on intentional and innovative strategic goals).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The COVID-19 pandemic influenced how food- and nutrition-related stakeholder agencies provided services, leading agencies to create new and leverage existing within-agency capacities and across-agency partnerships and to prioritize forward-thinking goals. Future research should consider the long-term implications of the pandemic on the effectiveness of agency services.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/tbm\/ibaf016","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,26]],"date-time":"2025-04-26T08:19:18Z","timestamp":1745655558000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["\u201cWe didn\u2019t turn away people\u201d: Perspectives of key informants at stakeholder agencies in San Diego County, CA in meeting the food insecurity demands during the COVID-19 pandemic"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Courtney E","family":"Smith","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, San Diego State University , 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182-7251 ,","place":["USA"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Katia","family":"Enns","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Exercise and Nutritional 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