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Facts About Hunger In The Metrolina Region

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Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina – one of only six Food Banks in the Metrolina area serving 19 counties in North and South Carolina. In FY2007-2008, Second Harvest Food Bank distributed over 25 million pounds of food and essential grocery items to over 600 agencies. Agencies include emergency pantries, soup kitchens, senior programs, shelters and low-income daycares.

Pantries, homeless shelters, and soup kitchens serving 421,486 annually.
66% of households served have incomes below the federal poverty level.
47% report having to choose between paying for food or paying for
utilities or heating fuel.
51% report having to choose between paying for food or paying for rent or mortgage.
39% report choosing between paying for food or paying for medicine or
medical care.
34% of households report having at least one household member in poor health.
25% of the members of households served are children - over 100,000
children assisted annually.
9% of the people served are elderly.
12% of the people served are homeless.

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As the largest hunger relief charity in the Metrolina area, Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina works to end hunger. We do this by supplying a network of over 600 non-profit agencies and churches in 19 counties with food and essential grocery products.