OUR HUNGRY NEIGHBORS
• 303,820 people are food insecure and missing an estimated 51.4 million meals annually.
• 11.8 percent of people in our region, or one in eight, is food insecure.
• 45.1 percent of those individuals at risk of hunger are likely ineligible for federal nutrition programs such as SNAP (food stamps), WIC or free and reduced-price school meals.
• Children are often among those most in need of food: 93,090 children are food insecure.
• 15 percent of children under age 18 in our region, or one in seven, is food insecure.