Tag: food banks

Demand on Food Banks Increases (Feeding America, December 18, 2008)

Post author By Emily Zimmerman
Post date December 18, 2008

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%

Tags Feeding America, food assistance, food banks, food insecurity, hunger

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

Post author By Emily Zimmerman
Post date December 12, 2008

Food security

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.