Data from the Current Population Survey show that more households sought additional food resources from public and private sources during the recession. Since 2001, the number of households that reported obtaining emergency food from a food pantry has risen, with the largest increase occurring between 2007 and 2009.
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The monthly number of people receiving SNAP (formerly known as Food Stamps) has risen in almost every month since February 2007, from 26.2 million to 35.1 million in June 2009. The number of households receiving SNAP has increased from 11.6 million to 15.9 million during the same time period. In just the past year (since June…
The number of households receiving food assistance in Michigan grew steadily from 2006 to 2008
After increasing 145% from January 2000 to January 2009, the Michigan food assistance caseload continued to increase through May 2009, with a total of 718,277 cases. The table below shows the number of food assistance cases per county.
The Food Assistance Landscape, recently released by the USDA, covers recent trends from the Food and Nutrition Service. It reports that the 11% increase in expenditures for food assistance programs in fiscal year 2008 was the largest percentage increase in 16 years. While SNAP accounts for 62% of spending, WIC was the fastest growing food assistance…
Feeding America (formerly America’s Second Harvest), a national hunger-relief charity, conducted a local impact survey of 160 food banks in the U.S. in 2008. All of the food banks reported an increase in demand for food over the past year, with estimated increases ranging from 29% to 38%