Changing Face of Hunger
Results of our most recent Hunger Study
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Who receives emergency food assistance?
- 39% of the members of households served by WFB are children under 18 years old
- 46% of WFB client households include at least one employed adult, up from 39% in 2006
- 39.5% of WFB clients' main source of income is from a job
- 19.5% of clients have no source of income
- 12.3% of clients main source of income is from Social Security
- Average yearly income of WFB client is $13,640
- Among all client households served by emergency food programs of WFB, 85% are food insecure
- 46% of WFB clients have very low food security
- Adults in 32.5% of the client households did not eat for a whole day at least once during the previous 12 months because there was not enough money for food
- 23.6% of clients with children said that their children were hungry at least once during the previous 12 months, but they could not afford food
- 2/3's of the Colorado seniors (65+) served have limited or uncertain availability of food. Included in that number is 26% of the seniors who are hungry because they lack the money to buy food
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Many clients have to choose between food and other necessities
- 50% of WFB clients had to choose between paying for food or rent/mortgage, up from 37% in '06
- 42% of WFB clients had to choose between paying for food or medication, up from 37% in 2006
- Clients and government food assistance
- 21% of WFB clients are receiving SNAP (formerly Food Stamps) benefits
- Among households with school-age children, only 7% participate in the summer food program
- 25% of WFB clients have some college or post high school education