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HUNGER IN
AMERICA 2001: In November, 200 the results of our local tie-in to
this national study were released.
To read the Local Summary click
here.
To read the full length local study, Click here.
To read the national study, from
America's Second Harvest click here.
To read the Michigan study, from the Food Bank
Council of Michigan, click here.
The U.S.
Conference of Mayors recently released its annual Report on Hunger &
Homelessness 2003. To read the report and download it.
Click here
(requires acrobat reader).
The following
information and statistics are from the Food Bank of South Central Michigan's
tie-in to the national hunger study conducted for America's Second Harvest, Hunger
in America 2001:
A. THE CLIENTS WE SERVE...
In a typical year we serve 58,500 individuals through
our 230 member agency network covering eight counties in south central
Michigan.
39% of the household members of Food Bank clients are children
17 years and younger; 13% of all adult clients are senior citizens 65 and
older.
The average
household income among all clients in 2000
was $10,816.
65% of households receiving Food Bank food had an
annual household income
of less than $14,999; (Poverty
level for a 3-person household
at the time of this study was
$14,160).
38% of adult clients served by Food Bank agencies
reported that adults in their household had missed meals
during the past
month because they did not have enough food
in the house, or did not have enough
money to purchase food.
32% of the clients served had to choose between
paying
the rent or buying food in the past year .
61% of all Food Bank of SCM client households reported unpaid
medical or hospital bills.
B.
WHAT DO OUR MEMBER AGENCIES THINK OF US?
89% of the pantries in the Food Bank's network, and 82% of the
soup
kitchens said elimination of Food Bank food would have
a significant or
devastating impact on their program.
The Food Bank of SCM is by far the single most important source of
food for most of their network members, accounting for 73% of the
food
used by pantries, 61% of soup kitchens' food and 45% of shelters'
food.
source: Hunger in America 2001, local study for Food
Bank of South Central Michigan.
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POVERTY IN OUR SERVICE AREA According to
the 2001 U.S. Census estimate, updated Dec., 2003, there are
848,255 individuals living in our service area. The number living in poverty is as follows:
| County |
Population (a) |
# in Poverty (b) |
% in Poverty |
| Barry |
57,661 |
3,171 |
05.5% |
| Branch |
45,726 |
4,253 |
09.3% |
| Calhoun |
138,031 |
15,597 |
11.3% |
| Hillsdale |
46,879 |
3,844 |
08.2% |
| Jackson |
159,665 |
14,370 |
09.0% |
| Kalamazoo |
238,544 |
28,625 |
12.0% |
| Lenawee |
99,605 |
6,626 |
06.7% |
| St. Joseph |
62,144 |
7,022 |
11.3% |
| Total Service Area |
848,255 |
83,508 |
9.8% |
Source: (a) 2000 U.S. Census; (b) U.S.
Census Bureau, 2001 estimate.
For more information from the 2000 U.S. Census, by county, for any state
in the country, please click here. _____________________________________________________________ KIDS
COUNT IN MICHIGAN 2003 The following table
compares the % of children living at nutritional risk (receiving free/reduced
meals) in 2002 vs. 1999. This data came from the Kids Count In Michigan
1999 through 2002 Data Books.
% children living at nutritional risk
| County |
2004* |
2003* |
2002* |
2001* |
2000* |
1999* |
| Barry |
24% |
22% |
21% |
18% |
20% |
21% |
| Branch |
34% |
31% |
32% |
28% |
31% |
27% |
| Calhoun |
37% |
39% |
37% |
35% |
35% |
36% |
| Hillsdale |
39% |
35% |
35% |
32% |
31% |
29% |
| Jackson |
37% |
37% |
35% |
35% |
33% |
33% |
| Kalamazoo |
35% |
35% |
31% |
33% |
32% |
31% |
| Lenawee |
27% |
25% |
24% |
21% |
22% |
22% |
| St. Joseph |
39% |
37% |
35% |
33% |
31% |
31% |
| STATE AVERAGE |
33% |
33% |
32% |
31% |
36% |
32% |
Source: Kids Count in Michigan Data Book 2004. To
access the Kids Count Data Book 2004, click here. *
we use % of children receiving free/reduced meals as an indicator of living at
nutritional risk, as the eligibility for this program is based on household
income. Kids Count is coordinated by the
Michigan League for Human Services. The Data Book covers a wide variety of
indicators, including economic security, child health and child safety. For a
hard copy, contact the Michigan League for Human Services at 517-487-5436. Or visit
their website by clicking here. To
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