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- On any given day, an estimated 53,000 people
are hungry in Houston.
- Of the 153,000 different people who receive
food assistance each week from pantries, approximately 47% of
those people are children.
- Each year, 865,000 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 - 62%
- Food vs. rent or mortgage - 50%
- Food vs. medicine or medical care - 43%
Face of Hunger
in Southeast Texas
- 47% are Children
- 49% of households have atleast one working adult
- 94% are not homeless
*Data is based on a local and nationwide survey
conducted on behalf of Feeding America by Mathematica Policy Research,
Inc.
According to the 2008 Community
Assessment by the United Way of Houston, the following information
was provided:
- Of those facing challenges providing food for their
households, more than half (59%) had difficulty as often as once a month.
- One in four Houstonians surveyed had troubled buying groceires
at least once a month.
- Help With obtaining food was one of the top calls for
assistance on the 2-1-1 Helpline.
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