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Hunger in America 2010, released February
2, 2010, reveals that an unprecedented number of Americans
are seeking food nationwide. More than 37 million people
- including 14 million children and nearly 3 million
seniors - are receiving emergency food each year through
the Feeding America network.
The numbers represent a 46 percent increase since Feeding
America's last study, released in 2006.
At the Redwood Empire Food Bank, the increase in supplemental
food assistance has also been pronounced, rising 20%
each year for the past 2 years. We are currently analyzing
the 300 pages of data concerning Sonoma County which
was collected during this comprehensive, 3 month study
and expect to release the results in March.
Read
the Hunger in America 2010 Executive Summary (PDF
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