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Demand on Food Banks Increases (US Conference of Mayors, December 2008)

The U.S. Conference of Mayors surveyed 25 cities between October 1, 2007 and September 30, 2008. Most cities (95%) reported an increase in demand for emergency food over the past year.

The U.S. Conference of Mayors surveyed 25 cities between October 1, 2007 and September 30, 2008.  Most cities (95%) reported an increase in demand for emergency food over the past year.  All cities with data reported an increase in first-time users of food assistance, including working families.  Furthermore, cities reported that increases in food assistance distributed did not keep pace with increased demand, which averaged 18% across the cities surveyed (not weighted by city size).

 

http://www.usmayors.org/pressreleases/documents/hungerhomelessnessreport_121208.pdf