The calculation model values the safety-net function of a food initiative at €1,750 per case prevented. The amount stands for societal support that is avoided because problems are caught early at the place where people come together.
A food initiative often notices sooner than formal institutions when something goes wrong, for instance with debt, loneliness or health complaints. By absorbing such situations or referring them on in time, heavier and more expensive trajectories are avoided. The model ties the value to the number of cases prevented per year, which makes the preventive role of meeting around food measurable. Source: Rekenmodel voedselinitiatief (MKBA Food), New Economy.