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Question

Lydia Rodriquez is a 30 year old Latinx female living in public housing in Newark, New Jersey. She is a single mother with two school-aged children and an infant. Her 68 year old mother lives with her and helps with the childcare. Lydia is employed at an Amazon distribution center, but has difficulty paying her bills despite working full-time at minimum wage.

After paying for rent, she has little income left for her and her children. She experiences stress due to trying to balance the need to pay for rent and pay for groceries. In addition, it is difficult for her to get to the grocery store, as the closest full service store is 10 blocks away and she struggles to travel there with three children. She reports skip meals to ensure that there is enough food for her children. She worries more on weekends, when her children are unable to take part in free meals programs at school. She reports feeling "starving" by dinnertime, which is when she has her first full meal. She often serves canned soup for dinner, which she waters down to increase the volume, allowing her to use only two cans instead of three.

Lydia is considering applying for government nutrition assistance for Women Infants and Children (WIC) for the baby or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) with the aid of her local community center. However, she is unsure if she wants to use these benefits, as she has heard others refer to them as "hand-outs" for "lazy people" and she works. She is unaware of local food pantries.

I want to know What screening(s) will you do with Lydia and her family?