Hunger in Central & Northern New York 2010
THE FACTS & THE FACES
(E. Syracuse, NY) March 5, 2010 – The Food Bank of Central New York serves as the hub for hundreds of member programs that comprise the emergency food network in our eleven county service region across Central and Northern New York. The Food Bank provides over 10 million pounds of food – the equivalent of 7.8 million meals – to hungry families, children and the elderly.
As we work to eliminate hunger through our network of emergency food programs, it is
critical we understand the issue of hunger by finding out who is hungry and studying the
effectiveness of our local emergency food network.
To better understand hunger in our region, the Food Bank of Central New York
participated in the national study “Hunger in America 2010” commissioned by Feeding
America and coordinated by Mathematica Policy Research in 2009. This study is the
largest, most comprehensive study on domestic hunger ever undertaken. Our local
study, “Hunger in Central and Northern New York”, presents the results of 417 member
program surveys and 370 in person interviews of households, selected at random, who
turned to one of the Food Bank’s emergency food programs in the spring of 2009.
We’ve developed the following information to help you understand hunger and the role
the Food Bank and our member programs play locally. Hunger is a real and growing
problem and we can all be a part of the solution. To request a copy of the Hunger study please
click the link below.
The Food Bank of Central New York is a not-for-profit organization working to eliminate hunger through food distribution, education, and advocacy in cooperation with the community. The Food Bank serves as the primary food supplier for 247 emergency programs in 11 counties of New York State, distributing nearly 10 million pounds of food annually. Established in 1985, the organization is considered one of the most efficient food banks in the country, using 93½ cents of each dollar for program costs. The Food Bank of Central New York is a certified member of Feeding America.
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