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The 2006 National Hunger study
presents information on the clients and agencies
served by the Food Bank for Westchester. The
information is drawn from a national study, Hunger
in America, 2005, conducted for America’s
Second Harvest (A2H), the national food bank
network. The national study is based on completed
in-person interviews with more than 52,000clients
served by the A2H food bank network, as well
as completed questionnaires from more than 30,000
A2H agencies.
The Food Bank for Westchester service area is
Westchester County.
The National Hunger
Study estimates that the Food Bank for Westchester
serves 54,000* different people annually. 15,739
different people receive assistance in any
given week.
A client profile is summarized below:
| Demographic |
National |
State |
Westchester |
| Children
under 18 years |
36.4% |
30% |
36%** |
Seniors |
24.5% |
15% |
30%*** |
White |
40% |
27% |
20% |
African American |
38% |
45% |
41.4% |
Hispanic |
17.4% |
24% |
36.4% |
Female |
68% |
51% |
70% |
Male |
32% |
49% |
30% |
US Citizen |
93% |
|
83.4% |
Registered
Voter |
68.5% |
|
69.4% |
Household Income
below Poverty |
66% |
67% |
71% |
Household w.
1 person employed FT |
36% |
35% |
41% |
Receive
GA & TANF
(gov. assistance) |
4.1% |
8% |
9%**** |
Homeless |
12% |
9% |
5% |
Clients choose
between food and utilities |
42% |
37% |
27% |
Clients choose
between food and rent/mortgage |
35% |
34% |
34% |
Clients choose
between food and medicine/medical treatment |
32% |
24% |
26% |
*The Food Bank for Westchester does not agree
with the estimated number of people served
annually. We estimate that number closer to
100,000; based on the service provision statistics
we receive monthly from member agencies. **
8% are children 0-5,28% are children 6-18.***14.
% Seniors 50-64,15.2% 64 and up. ****3% Temporary
Assistance to Needy Families, 6% General Assistance
Chronic malnutrition creates unproductive
adults in poor health, affecting the work
force. The Food Bank for Westchester , Inc,
with its 10% overhead and extensive food
distribution network, provides a hands-on
solution to chronic hunger in Westchester.
For more information on the
National Hunger Study 2006, go to America’s
Second Harvest web site www.secondharvest.org. |
