Hunger 101
Ohio Hunger Statistics
In any given week, 207,700 Ohioans receive emergency food assistance
35% of them are children under 18
One out of ten of those children are under 5
78% of households served in Ohio are Food Insecure
50% of Ohioans served have to choose between paying for food or paying for utilities/heat
One Third have to choose between paying for food and paying their rent or mortgage
Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank Statistics (2010)
• Distributed more than 76 million pounds of food over the past 26 years.
• Currently serve more than 300 non-profit agencies in 8 counties: Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Williams and Wood.
• Member agencies include: soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters, non-profit daycare centers, rehabilitation centers, group homes, holiday food basket programs and special programs for children and the elderly.
• Distribution to member agencies increased 36.5% from 2009 to 2010 (2,195,770 lbs of food). Distribution of fresh fruits and vegetables increased more than 158% from 2009 to 2010 (873,351 lbs).
• More than 1,168,000 meals were served by soup kitchens, shelters and supplemental feeding sites from our member agency network in 2010.
• Through member agencies in the 8 counties served, more than 437,000 people received food assistance in 2010 (13% increase over 2009) and 34% of those were children (over 150,000).
• Over 9,000 volunteer hours were performed in 2010 helping to sort and stock food items and staff food drives and events.
• Donations come from both local and national companies, food drives and individual donors.
Hunger in America 2010 a study by Feeding America
According to Feeding America’s hunger study, numbers show that hunger affects people of every age.
38% of the people served are children under the age of 18
9% or 3.2 million clients served are under the age of 5
1 in 4 children in the United States are Food Insecure
8% of the clients served are Seniors over the age of 65
For more information regarding the Hunger in America Study, please visit: www.feedingamerica.org