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Hunger Facts
41%
are children and
senior citizens.
30%
of the households are headed by
single-parents among households with children under
18.
13%
of the families had children under age five. These
are children who are at a critical stage of development,
which will in part determine their future success and
productivity.
15%
of families reported their children skipped meals
because there was not enough money for food.
The racial/ethnic make-up is
42% White, 9% Black, 7% Native American
and 41% Hispanic.
42%
of the households reported having someone in the household
who is employed.
27%
reported that work provided
the primary source of income and 32% reporting Social
Security.
47%
of the households have annual
incomes of $10,000 or less. While 75% of the
households had an income of 130% or below the Federal
Poverty Guideline.
28%
of the people within the past year had to choose between
buying food and paying for medical care.
41%
of the people within the past year had to choose between
buying food and paying for utilities.
83%
of people interviewed are United
States Citizens.
30%
of people interviewed are
homeless.
Sources
of information:
Arizona Department
of Economic Security
Association of
Arizona Food Banks – Hunger in America 2006 – Arizona Report
U.S. Census
Bureau, Census 2000.
Association of
Arizona Food Banks – Emergency Food Providers Directory
Association of
Arizona Food Banks
America’s Second
Harvest food bank members in Arizona are: St. Mary’s /
Westside Food Bank Alliance, Community Food Bank, United
Food Bank and Yuma Community Food Bank.
Federal Register /
Vol. 71, No. 15 / Tuesday, January 24, 2006
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