Which argument best evaluates why coordination between federal programs and community-based organizations is essential to reduce residual food insecurity?

• A. Coordination is unnecessary because federal programs have uniform reach and community organizations add only redundant bureaucracy, so coupling them achieves no additional benefit.
• B. Coordination leverages federal funding and standardization with local knowledge, cultural tailoring, and distribution flexibility; together they can address both eligibility barriers and last-mile delivery challenges that each system alone cannot fully solve.
• C. Community organizations should replace federal programs entirely because local groups have infinite capacity and no requirement for standardized reporting or accountability.
• D. Coordination increases complexity and therefore always worsens access; the best approach is to lock all food assistance into a single federal agency without community input.

Answer: (B)