• On any given day, an estimated 35,000 people are hungry in Houston.
• Of the 80,000 different people who receive food assistance each week from pantries, approximately 44% of those people are children.
• Each year, 498,800 need assistance with food in Houston and throughout southeast Texas.
• Approximately 33.7% of Houstonians lack money for groceries at least once per month.
• The hunger relief system in Houston is approximately 6 million pounds short of what is needed each year.
• Hungry families report they often must choose between paying for food or paying for another necessity.  The trade off decisions that a hungry family or individual often make are outlined below:
• Food vs. utilities - 50 % 
• Food vs. rent or mortgage - 43% 
• Food vs. medicine or medical care - 33%

According to the 2008 Community Assessment by the United Way of Houston, the following information was provided:

• Approximately 40% of people in the Houston area are worried about buying groceries; more than half have trouble buying groceries each month.

• One in three families are having trouble buying groceries each month.