To get a better understanding of the scope of hunger in the United States, America's Second Harvest once again organized a national study in 2005. 

The study was conducted throughout the nation by more than 150 food banks.

Mid-Ohio Foodbank collected data from our network of agencies in twenty counties and interviewed 400 clients receiving food. 

Battelle sponsored our part of the study in central and eastern Ohio.  Their $25,000.00 sponsorship covered expenses including participation fees, personnel costs, and the publication of the findings.

To review Impossible Math - Hunger Study 2006, please click here.

• Mid-Ohio Foodbank provides emergency assistance for more than 193,000 people per year - a 44% increase since the study in 2001.
• 28% of interviewed adults report that someone in their household is in poor health.
• The average monthly income of client households is only $ 720.00.
• 44% of clients have had to choose between food and paying for utilities.
• 29% have chosen between food and rent.
• 25% have chosen between food and medical care.
• One third of the households served have at least one person employed, but earn too little to get by without assistance.
• In two-thirds of households, the major source of income is a job or social security or disability benefits.  Less than 2% report that government welfare is the major source of their income.
• Nearly 70% of emergency feeding agencies are faith based charities, including churches, synagogues, mosques, or other religious institutions.
• 93% of pantries in our area benefit from the hard work of volunteers.  69% of them are run entirely by volunteers.

For more information on Hunger in America 2006, please visit www.hungerinamerica.org.

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