DID YOU KNOW?

 

Over one-third (34.6%) of all client households served have at least one child under the age of 18.  Get more information about child hunger.

 

Special thank you to Abe and Irene Pollin for their support of Hunger in America 2006.

Welcome to Hunger Study 2006!

NOTE: In September, 2008 - America's Second Harvest became FEEDING AMERICA. Hunger in America 2006 was published prior to that name change.

Executive Summary CoverThe America's Second Harvest Network produced "Hunger in America 2006 ," a comprehensive profile of the incidence and nature of hunger and food insecurity in the U.S.

Our study provides extensive demographic profiles of emergency food clients at charitable feeding agencies and comprehensive information on the nature and efficacy of local agencies in meeting the food security needs of clients.

The study is the largest of its kind. More than 52,000 individuals agreed to share their personal stories with us through face-to-face interviews at charitable emergency hunger-relief agencies like pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters.

Nearly 31,000 local emergency hunger-relief agencies completed survey questionnaires about their efforts to serve millions of hungry Americans.

Learn more about Hunger in America 2006 .

  • Learn more about the people we serve by browsing the Client Data in Who We Serve.
  • Learn more about the agencies that provide emergency food assistance by browsing the Agency Data in How We Serve.
  • Learn more about the connections between select data by browsing Snapshot Comparisons .