February 9th, 2010
Feeding America recently released its 2010 Hunger Report, which showed that one in eight Americans — 37 million — received emergency food help last year. That’s up a whopping 46% from 2006.
In Alabama, the Food Bank of North Alabama and the Food Bank of the Chattahoochee Valley participated in the study.
Here are some highlights from the North Alabama food bank:
- 31% of the members of households served by The Food Bank of North Alabama are children under 18 years old
- 24% of households include at least one employed adult
- Among households with children, 77% are food insecure and 37% are food insecure with very low food security
And from the Chattahoochee Valley:
- 45% of the members of households served by The Second Harvest Food Bank of the Chattahoochee Valley are children under 18 years old
- 28% of households include at least one employed adult
- Among households with children, 68% are food insecure and 32% are food insecure with very low food security
Read the full report here.
Want to know more about what you can do here in Alabama? Well, save the date for APP’s Give Us This Day our Daily Bread Hunger Workshop, which will be held on Thursday, March 18, in Montgomery. Details will follow soon. . .