Recent Reports on Domestic Hunger

Check out the Hunger in Amercia 2010 page on the Food Bank's website for latest hunger information within the Food Bank of South Central Michigan's service area. The national and state versions of Hunger In America 2010 can also be accessed on our Hunger In America 2010 page.

One in Six Americans Struggling Against Hunger
New USDA Data Show 49.1 Million in Food Insecure Households; Highest Rates of Hunger Recorded by USDA Survey

http://www.frac.org/Press_Release/2008food_insecurity_11.16.09.htm
http://www.fns.usda.gov/oane/menu/Published/SNAP/FILES/Participation/Determinants.pdf

School Breakfast Program Falls Short of Meeting Growing Need
New Report Finds More Low-Income Children Starting the Day with Breakfast,
But Program Not Growing Fast Enough

http://www.frac.org/pdf/breakfast09.pdf

New study shows that nearly half of all children in the United States will receive SNAP assistance at some point in their childhood.
http://www.foodbankofscm.org/Children_Food_Stamps.htm