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Childhood Hunger Statistics:
- Over 9 million (39%) of the people served by America's Second Harvest are children under 18.
- There are more hungry children in the United States than in any other industrialized country. 16 million children suffer every day from the effects of chronic hunger.
- HUNGER: The inability to have enough food to meet basic nutritional requirements
- FOOD INSECURITY: The lack of assured access at all times to enough food for healthy, active lives.
- Check these following web sites for research and fact finding needs. www.secondharvest.org, www.hungerday.org, www.frac.org, www.bread.org,, http://census.state.nc.us/lookup/
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America's Second Harvest Partners with ABF U-Pack Moving (R) to Help 'Send Childhood Hunger Packing' See Web Site Below
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/ 09-07-2007/0004658827&EDATE=
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MANNA's 2006 Hunger Report
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Financial information about our organization and a copy of our license are available from MANNA and from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at 919-807-2214. The license is not an endorsement of the
State. To view a copy of our 990 visit guidestar.org.
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Your support of MANNA FoodBank is important to us. We honor your support by keeping your name, address, telephone number, and email address confidential. MANNA FoodBank does not
sell or trade our mailing lists. You have our guarantee. Gifts made through our website are made through a 3rd party known as Network for Good. For their privacy and security statement,
go to our website at www.mannafoodbank.org and click on the Network for Good icon on our home page. If you have questions about MANNA's privacy policy, please contact us at 828-299-3663.
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How can it be that 54% of the people at America's food pantries are children and their parents? How can it be that hunger is more prevalent among American children than those of every other western
industrialized nations?
How can it be that 39 percent of the people served at America's food pantries are children?
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