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2009-10-01
Chicago Community Trust;
In August 2008, as part of The Chicago Community Trust's and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning's (CMAP) joint effort to develop a long-range plan for the Chicago region, a "hunger advisory committee" comprised of 20 individuals representing an array of community-based nonprofit organizations, government agencies and private corporations came together for the first of six meetings. The purpose of the advisory committee was to produce a planning document that would provide an overview of hunger in our region, identify the challenges and opportunities in responding to hunger, and identify strategies that would lead to the elimination of hunger and, in turn, create a stronger and healthier community. Over the course of nine months, the Hunger Advisory Committee defined a vision of equitable access to quality food, along with supporting principles that laid the groundwork for a set of recommendations that will redefine the way families and individuals access emergency and supplemental food within our region.While the Hunger Advisory Committee recognizes hunger as a symptom of poverty and, thus, is unlikely to be entirely eradicated in three decades, we also believe that an enhanced, streamlined system can ensure that all individuals in our region -- regardless of age, gender, race, economic circumstances, or citizenship status -- should and can have access to quality, nutritious food delivered in a dignified manner.
2018-05-30
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO);
Did you know that there are 815 million people in the world that go to bed hungry, while 1.9 billion people are overweight? The world has set a challenge to achieve Zero Hunger and better nutrition by 2030. But governments can't do it alone - everyone has a role to play. Come on the Zero Hunger journey with me to discover what each of us -governments, farmers, businesses and the general public- have to do to reach this goal. Learn how you can become part of the Zero Hunger Generation!
2006-02-01
Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest);
Hunger in America 2006 is the largest, most comprehensive study of its kind ever conducted. The study provides authoritative, comprehensive, and statistically valid data on the national charitable response to hunger and the people served by private hunger-relief agencies. Through 52,000 face-to-face client interviews and 30,000 surveys of local charitable agencies, Hunger in America 2006 chronicles the nature and incidence of demand for emergency food assistance which, in turn, helps charitable feeding organizations better address the burgeoning need through program development and refinement. The results also better inform the public policy discourse so that federal nutrition programs can better serve those in need.
2001-10-01
Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest);
Hunger in America 2001 provides 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 32,000 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 24,000 local emergency hunger-relief agencies completed survey questionnaires about their efforts to serve millions of hungry Americans.
2012-10-01
Concern Worldwide;
The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a tool designed to comprehensively measure and track hunger globally and by region and country. Calculated each year by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the GHI highlights successes and failures in hunger reduction and provides insights into the drivers of hunger. By raising awareness and understanding of regional and country differences in hunger, the GHI will, it is hoped, trigger actions to reduce hunger.The 2012 GHI report focuses particularly on the issue of how to ensure sustainable food security under conditions of water, land, and energy stress. Demographic changes, rising incomes and associated consumption patterns, and climate change, alongside persistent poverty and inadequate policies and institutions, are all placing serious pressure on natural resources. In this report, IFPRI describes the evidence on land, water, and energy scarcity in developing countries and offers two visions of a future global food system -- an unsustainable scenario in which current trends in resource use continue, and a sustainable scenario in which access to food, modern energy, and clean water improves significantly and ecosystem degradation is halted or reversed. Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe provide on-theground perspectives on the issues of land tenure and title as well as the impacts of scarce land, water, and energy on poor people in Sierra Leone and Tanzania and describe the work of their organizations in helping to alleviate these impacts.
2016-01-01
World Food Programme (WFP);
From Africa and Asia to Latin America and the Near East, there are 795 million people in the world who do not get enough food to lead a normal, active life. The Hunger Map provides invaluable information that helps school teachers and children learn more about the biggest single risk to global health.
2018-05-10
Feeding America;
While hunger has no boundaries, it does impact some communities more than others. African Americans are disproportionately affected by hunger and poverty.*The food insecurity rate among African-American, non-Hispanic households is more than double that of White, non-Hispanic households.*An estimated 1 in 4 (23%) African-American, non-Hispanic households is food insecure as compared to 1 in 11 (9%) White, non-Hispanic households and 1 in 8 (12%) households overall.*An estimated 1 in 4 (26%) African-American, non-Hispanic children live in food-insecure households as compared to 1 in 8 (13%) White, non-Hispanic children.*While the 94 counties in 2016 with a majority African-American, non-Hispanic population represent only 3% of all U.S. counties, 96% of African-American, non-Hispanic majority counties fall into the top 10% of counties with the highest rates of food insecurity. Majority African-American, non-Hispanic counties, however, have an average unemployment rate (8%) and poverty rate (29%) that, while substantially higher than the average of all counties (5% and 16%,respectively) are roughly the same as all high food-insecurity rate counties (7% and 28%, respectively).*Of the 10 counties with the highest food-insecurity rates in the nation, they are all at least 60% African-American, non-Hispanic. Seven of the 10 counties are located in Mississippi.*Thirty-six out of the 90 majority African-American, non-Hispanic counties that fall into the top 10% of counties with the highest rates of food insecurity also have food costs that are greater than the national average of $3.00; the average cost per meal in these counties is $3.14.
2010-02-01
Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest);
Chapter 2 provides an introduction to Hunger in America 2010, giving readers an overview of: The study's objectives;How the Feeding America network is organized;The groups and organizations involved in the study. (Excerpted from Hunger in America 2010.)
2010-02-01
Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest);
Chapter 3 explains the methods used to collect and analyze the data for Hunger in America 2010, including: The development of the survey instrument;The training of coordinators;Response rates;Analysis methods and;Reporting convention for local reports. (Excerpted from Hunger in America 2010.)
2010-02-01
Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest);
The Appendices Include:Appendix A - Details of Calculation of the Number of People Served in SubGroups of FA ClientsAppendix B - SNAP Eligibility CriteriaAppendix C - Sources of Information Shown in the Charts and Tables in Chapter 5 Through 14Appendix D - Hunger in America Table Crosswalk, 2006 to 2010.(Excerpted from Hunger in America 2010.)
2017-09-21
Feeding America;
In the United States today, nearly 13 million children face hunger. While hunger is harmful to everyone, it can be especially devastating to children because of its potential for long-term consequences.*12.9 million children lived in food-insecure households in 2016.*Twenty percent or more of children in 22 states and DC lived in food-insecure households in 2015 according to the most recent data available.*In 2015, the top five states with the highest rates of food-insecure children were Mississippi (26%), Arkansas (25%), New Mexico (25%), Alabama (24%) and Arizona (24%).*In 2015, the top five states with the lowest rates of food-insecure children were North Dakota, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Virginia.*In 2016, 13.3 million or approximately 18% of children in the U.S. lived in poverty.
2017-09-01
Feeding America;
More than 5 million senior citizens age 60 and older struggle with hunger. In the next two decades, the number of seniors is projected to significantly increase and consequently, so is the number of seniors facing hunger.*Feeding America serves 7 million seniors age 60 and older each year.*Additionally, Feeding America serves nearly 6 million "older adults" ages 50-59 each year.*Elderly households are much less likely to receive help through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) than non-elderly households, even when expected benefits are roughly the same.*In 2015, 5.4 million Americans over the age of 60 were food insecure. This constitutes 8% of all seniors.*In 2016, 2.8 million (8%) households with seniors age 65 and older experienced food insecurity.*The number of food-insecure seniors is projected to increase by 50 percent when the youngest of the Baby Boomer Generation reaches age 60 in 2025.*It can be harder for seniors to protect themselves from hunger than it is for the general population. For example, one study found that food-insecure seniors sometimes had enough money to purchase food but did not have the resources to access or prepare food due to lack of transportation, functional limitations or health problems.
