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Hunger Hunger persists
in the United States. According to the USDA’s Economic Research
Service study, “Household Food Security in the United States, 2005,”
35.1 million people – including 12.4 million children – live in
households that experience hunger or the risk of hunger. This
represents more than one in ten households in the United States.
In 2006, the
U.S. Conference of Mayors reported that requests for emergency food
assistance increased an average of 7 percent in the United States.
Furthermore, they also found that 48 percent of those requesting
emergency food assistance in the United States were members of
families with children.
Also in 2006,
the nation’s largest network of food banks, America’s Second
Harvest, reported between 24 and 27 million people turning to the
agencies they serve.
Funded Agencies:
All Neighborhood Family Centers
Read More About It:
America’s Second Harvest: Tampa Bay
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