- Over 300,000 people in Northwest Ohio received emergency food assistance in 2005 up 97% since 2001.
- 37% of those seeking food assistance were children, totaling 112,000 children.
- The number of meals served in soup kitchens and shelters rose 150% in just two years to nearly 780,000 meals served. Shelters saw the largest increase from nearly 187,000 in 2001 to nearly 398,000 in 2003.
- In 2006, the Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank distributed 3.7 million pounds of food and grocery products to over 300 member agencies in Northwest Ohio.
|
