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Clothing
Donations Distributed to Botswana, Africa
On
October 28, 2005, ACF donated a van full of toys and clothing to support the
HIV/AIDS epidemic in Botswana, Africa. The drive is sponsored by the
Echoes of Joy orphan project. It is a faith based organization that is
run by Echoes of Joy ministries in Gaborone, Botswana Africa under the
leadership of Masters.
Creating
A Hunger-Free America
With more than 38 million Americans hungry
or at risk of hunger each year, it is imperative for you to voice your
support for combating hunger in America to your elected officials. Your
elected officials look to you for guidance on what is important to your
community. Your individual support can make a difference for millions of
hungry Americans.
We encourage you to contact your federal
and state elected officials about legislation that will help hungry
Americans.
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MASTER FACT SHEET |
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Poverty |
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- According to the 2001 Hunger
Study, 61% of all households live at or beneath the poverty line
(Hunger Study 2001).
- The number of people below the
official poverty thresholds numbered 37 million in 2003, or 1.1
million more than in 2003, for a 2004 poverty rate of 12.7
percent. (U.S. Census Bureau, Poverty in the United States 2004).
- The number of poor families rose
from 7.6 million in 2003, to 7.85 million in 2004.
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Food Insecurity |
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- More than 38 million Americans
are food insecure, hungry or at risk of hunger.
- 44.7% of all surveyed households
in “Hunger in America 2001” study reported having to choose
between buying food and paying for utilities or heat.
- More than 1/3 (35.7%) said they
had to choose between buying food and paying for housing.
- 30% of the families surveyed were
forced to choose between buying food and paying for medical care
or medicine.
- According to the USDA, 13.8
million children live in households that suffer from hunger or
live on the edge of hunger.
- U.S. Conference of Mayors (2004)
reports that requests for emergency food assistance increased by
14% in 2004.
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Children |
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- One in four people in a soup
kitchen line is a child.
- According to the USDA, 13.8
million children live in families that suffer from hunger or live
on the edge of hunger (ERS).
- 60% of families that turned to a
food pantry in 2002 were families with children (Survey of
America’s Families, Urban Institute, November 2003).
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Working Poor |
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- 70% non-elderly families that
used food pantries had earned income in the past year (From the
Urban Institute’s 2003 report).
- Half of these families had help
from the federal food stamp program.
- Four million non-elderly
low-income families said they had used a food pantry at least once
during the past year.
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Rural Hunger |
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- 23% of the households served in
non-metropolitan areas answered that their children often or
sometimes did not eat enough during the past year because there
was not enough money to buy more food (Hunger in America 2001).
- One in five children living in a
rural area lived in poverty in 2000.
- The rural child poverty rate is
higher than the urban rate (19% versus 15%).
- 13.1% of all non-metropolitan
households are food insecure (Household Food Security in the
United States, 2004, USDA Economic Research Service, October
2005).
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