Record Number Seek Emergency Food Assistance
Hunger in America 2010, conducted for Feeding America, is the largest, most comprehensive study to date on domestic hunger. Using data collected at food pantries, soup kitchens, and other programs nationwide, we found that:
- More than 37 million low-income people received emergency food assistance through Feeding America’s network in 2009, an increase of 46 percent since 2005.
- Recipients represented a broad cross-section of America, including 14 million children and 3 million seniors. Approximately 40 percent were white, 34 percent were African American, and 20 percent were Hispanic.
- Thirty-six percent of recipient households had at least one adult who was working.
- Ten percent of all recipients were homeless.
- Seventy-five percent of Feeding America's clients were food insecure.
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