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Abstract
When thinking about Human Needs Theory most immediately jump to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and the idea that needs are ranked in order of importance: food, water, shelter and then move up to self-actualization. What many do not realize is that things like security also fall within human needs. This paper takes a deeper dive and explains that the need for security can also be tied to the need for food. The two go hand in hand. It does so through the conflict of food insecurity and the greater impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on our food system. The author works at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro assisting with the quarantine program and feeding the students placed into quarantine. The author witnessed this impact firsthand, sought to bring to light this unique moment in our collective human history, and help offer solutions to combat the conflict. It should be noted that the statistics used were current at the time of submission.