Sophie Milam Feeding America www.feedingamerica.

org

1 in 6 Child Food Insecurity = 1(2009 data) People is Food Insecure in 4 Kids

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Obesity and Food Insecurity Overlap (2009 data)

2010 Feeding America

The need for food assistance increased dramatically in the recession. Need continues to remain high.

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SNAP is nations frontline defense against hunger. TEFAP supports charities that help fill in the gaps.

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SNAP targets food assistance at our most vulnerable: low-income families, children, seniors, and disabled
76% of SNAP households included a child, an elderly person, or a disabled person, and 84% of all benefits go to these households.
44.2% 47.5% Childre n

SNAP Participants
8.3% Elderly

While SNAP serves households with income up to 130% of poverty, 85% of SNAP households have gross income at or below 100% of the poverty line, and 92% of benefits go to these households.

Average SNAP Household Size: 2.2 persons Gross Monthly Income: $731 Net Monthly Income: $336 Assets/Countable Resources: $333 Monthly Benefit: $287 Length of Time on SNAP: 8-10 months

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Food Banks Fill Gaps Unmet by SNAP; SNAP Benefits Dont Last the Whole Month
SNAP benefits supplement a households food budget but are often insufficient to last the month, causing many participants to rely regularly on food banks. Most SNAP participants run through their benefits by the third week of the month (day 21). SNAP benefits average less than $1.50 per person per meal. Over half of Feeding America clients receiving SNAP (58%) report visiting a food pantry at least 6 months out of the year.

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Food banks have seen TEFAP support decline even as need remains at historic highs.
800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 FY 2009 TEFAP FY 2010 TEFAP FY 2011 TEFAP FY 2012 TEFAP
$250 $248 $246.5 $354

$125

$25 $60 $77.5 $49.5 $347

$50

ARRA
$48

Dairy Bonus Commodities Storage & Distribution Bonus Commodities Mandatory Commodities

$221

$100

$260

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Key Takeaways Need remains high. Must protect SNAP and other food assistance programs. Charities already struggling to keep up with need: need more supply (increase TEFAP), not more demand (cuts to SNAP).

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Fighting hunger and promoting nutrition go hand in hand Improving nutrition and protecting against hunger requires a 3-pronged strategy: Ensure adequate resources to purchase food Provide the knowledge about how to make healthy choices Ensure access to healthy, affordable options

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