2011 NYCAHN Hunger Survey Report

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TableofContents

ExecutiveSummary..Page5

MessagefromtheExecutiveDirector..Page8

SurveyMethodologyPage11

FederalCitywideFoodInsecurityAnalysisPage14

2011CitywideSurveyResultsPage16

YeartoYearComparisonsPage18

BoroughSurveyComparisons...Page19

BronxResults.Page20

BrooklynResults.Page21

ManhattanResultsPage22

QueensResultsPage23

StatenIslandResults...Page24

FindingsonVolunteerNeeds.Page25

Appendix1SelectedQuotesfromEmergencyFoodProviders..Page26

Appendix22011SurveyLetter&Questionnaire.Page29

Appendix3ListofEmergencyFoodProviderClosuresin2011..Page35

Acknowledgements..Page36


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ExecutiveSummary

Thisreportisbasedontwoentirelydifferentsetsofdata.Thefirstsetisfederalfood

insecurity/hungerdatacollectedbytheU.S.CensusBureauonbehalfoftheU.S.Departmentof

Agriculture(USDA),andanalyzedbytheNewYorkCityCoalitionAgainstHunger(NYCCAH),andis

basedonthreeyearaverages,withthemostrecentyearbeing2010.Thesecondsetisdata

collectedbyNYCCAHfromasurveyofthecityssoupkitchensandfoodpantries,withinformation

collectedinthefallof2011.

FederalFoodInsecurityData

OneinSixNewYorkCityResidents1.47MillionAreFoodInsecureIn20082010,anestimatedaverageof1.47millionNewYorkerslivedinfoodinsecurehomes,

whichequals17percent(oroneinsix)people.Thatfigurerepresentsa33percentincreaseoverthe20052007timeperiod,when946,000NewYorkerswerefoodinsecure.Incomparison,1.6

millionNewYorkresidentsnowlivebelowthemeagerfederalpovertyline($18,310forafamilyof

three),whichprovesthatfoodinsecurityandhungerareamongthemostsevereimpactsupon

manypeoplethatliveinpoverty.

OneinFourNewYorkCityChildrenNearlyHalfaMillionLiveinFoodInsecure

HomesIn20082010,474,000NewYorkCitychildrenlivedinfoodinsecurehomes,inwhichthefamily

couldnotaffordafullsupplyoffoodthroughouttheyear.Thisnumberrepresented25percent(oroneinfour)ofthecityschildrenandisa37percentincreaseoverthe20052007timeframe,

when294,000childrenlivedinsuchhouseholdsor15percent(oneinseven).

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200,000

400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

1,200,000

1,400,000

1,600,000

Total Number of NYC Residents Living in Food

Insecure Households

Total Number of NYC Children Living in Food

Insecure Households

NUMBER of New Yorkers Food Insecure

2005-2007

2008-2010


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10

15

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% of Total NYC Residents

Living in Food Insecure

Households

% of NYC Children Living in

Food Insecure Households

PERCENTAGE of New Yorkers Food Insecure

2005-2007

2008-2010

*Becauseofaninadequatesamplesize,federalfoodinsecuritydataisnotstatisticallysignificantbelowthecitylevel;thereforethis

informationisnotavailableattheboroughorneighborhoodlevel.

FoodPantryandSoupKitchenDataFoodAgenciesAreServingRecordNumbersofPeople

ThenumberofpeopleservedatNewYorkCitysmorethan1,100soupkitchensandfoodpantries

increasedbyanestimated12percentin2011,ontopofasevenpercentincreasein2010,anda21

percentincreasein2009.Fully89percentofagenciessaidtheyarefeedingmorepeoplein2011

thanin2010,with52percentsayingthenumberofpeopletheyarefeedinghadincreased

greatly.

GovernmentandPrivateCutBacksForcedAgenciestoCloseorReduceServices

Thisyear,79percentofagenciessufferedfromalossofgovernmentfoodandfunding.Oneofthe

reasonsthatnumberissohighisthatthefederalEmergencyFoodandShelterProgramwhich

fundshundredsofcitypantriesandkitchens,aswellashomelessnesspreventioneffortswascut

by40percentaspartofthebudgetdealthatPresidentBarackObamastruckwiththe

Congressionalleadershiptokeepthefederalgovernmentrunningin2011.InNewYorkCity,those

cutsresultedinafundingreductionfrom$5.1millionto$3.5million.Tomakemattersworse,55

percentofcitypantriesandkitchensobtainedfewerprivatedonations.Largelyasaresultofthese

cuts,manyagencieswereforcedtoclosedownentirelyandtheonesabletostayopenoftenhad

tocutbackontheirservices.TheCoalitionfoundthatatleast47feedingprogramscitywidehaveshutdownentirelyoverthepastfewyears.Whileleadershiptransitionsandmanagement

challengescertainlycontributedtosomeagenciesclosures,thereisverylittledoubtthatcutsin

governmentfundingwasthelargestsinglereason.Fiftyeightpercentofpantriesandkitchens

reportedhavingtoturnawayclients,reducetheirportionsizes,orlimittheirhoursofoperationin

2011,anincreasefromthe51percentratein2010,andthe55percentratein2009.However,the

rateisstilllowerthantheCoalitionfoundin2008(69percent),beforeextrafundingforagencies

wasprovidedbythefederalstimuluspackage,alsoknownastheAmericanRecoveryand

ReinvestmentAct(ARRA).


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% NYC Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens Forced to Ration Food

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55

60

65

70

Year 2008 Year 2009 Year 2010 Year 2011

% NYC Food Pantries and

Soup Kitchens Forced to

Ration Food

FoodStamps/SNAPProgramPreventedMassStarvation

NotonlydidARRAprovideaoneyearboostinfundingforpantriesandkitchens,itprovideda

multiyearfundingincreaseforthefederalSupplementalNutritionAssistanceProgram(orSNAP,

formerlyknownastheFoodStampProgram).SNAPfundinghasalsoincreasedduetogrowing

enrollmentintheprogram,demonstratingthattheprogramisworkingexactlyasitwasdesigned,

asacountercyclicalentitlementprogramthatincreaseswhentheeconomyworsens.

AsofSeptember2011,1.8millionNewYorkersreceivedSNAPbenefits.SNAPwillprovidean

estimated$3.4billionworthoffoodtolowincomefamiliesinNewYorkCityalonein2011,a$1.5billionjumpoverthefundingin2008.TheaverageSNAPbenefitinNewYorkCityinAugustof

2011was$285permonthperhousehold,whichdwarfswhateventhemostgenerousfoodpantry

orsoupkitchencoulddistributeinamonthtoafamily.Thereisnoquestionthat,withoutthe$3.4

billionworthoffoodprovidedtolowincomefamiliesbySNAPandaidfromothergovernmental

nutritionassistanceprograms,localresidentswouldbefarmorelikelytofaceDarfurorNorth

Korealikestarvation.

NeedforLongTerm,SkilledVolunteers

Thisyearssurveyalsoreinforcedtheneedforlongterm,skilledvolunteersatpantriesand

kitchens.Only12percentoffeedingagenciesreportedthattheyneededonlyunskilledvolunteers

forserving,packing,anddistributingfood.Bycomparison,47percentofkitchensandpantries

reportedneedinglongterm,skilledvolunteerstoassistwithprojectssuchaswebsite

developmentandgrantwriting.Tellingly,41percentoftheagenciessaidtheydidnotneedany

morevolunteersatall,therebybolsteringNYCCAHslongheldbeliefthatwhileincreasing

volunteerismmaymarginallyaidthefightagainsthunger(andshouldsurelybeencouraged),such

effortsarewhollyinadequateandcannotsubstitutefornationalpoliciesthatensurelivingwage

jobsandanadequategovernmentsocialsafetynet.


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A Message from the Coalitions Executive Director

CharlesDickenswouldfindtodaysNewYorkvery

familiar.Onceagain,wehaveataleoftwocities

butthistime,bothofthemareNewYork.

ForoneNewYorkbillionaireNewYorkitwas

thebestoftimes.AccordingouranalysisofForbes

data,the57areabillionairesnowhaveanet

worthof$211billion,anincreaseof$11billion

overlastyear.Theirnetworthnowequalsthe

combinedannualincomeofmorethanfour

millionaverageNewYorkCityfamilies,andmore

than14milliontimeswhataminimumwage

workerwouldearnworkingfulltimeforayear.

Yetsomeelectedofficialsareconsideringgiving

thesesamebillionairesafurthertaxcutthisyear.

FortheotherNewYorkimpoverishedNewYorkitwastheworstoftimes.Medianhousehold

incomehereisnow$48,743,whichisfivepercentlowerthanin2007.From2009to2010,75,000

cityresidentsfellbelowthemeagerfederalpovertyline($18,310forafamilyofthree),thelargest

yearlyhikeintwodecades.ThetotalpopulationofpoorNewYorkersisnow1.6million,equaling

20.1percentofthetotalpopulationoroneinfive.ThepopulationofNewYorkersinpovertyis

nowgreaterthantheentirepopulationofPhiladelphia.

Sincethemaincauseofhungerispoverty,itisnowonderthat1.4millionNewYorkCityresidents

oroneinsixnowliveinhomesthatsufferfromfoodinsecurity,whichmeanstheycantalwaysaffordenoughfood.Anastonishing474,000citychildrenoneinfourliveinsuchfood

insecurehouseholds.

Fully89percentofthecitys1,100orsofoodpantriesandsoupkitchensreportedtousthatthey

arefeedingmorepeoplein2011thanin2010.Theyreportedfeedinganestimated12percent

morepeoplein2011,ontopofasevenpercentincreasein2010anda21percentincreasein

2009.

Theonlyreasonthathungerdidntincreaseevenfasterwasthattherewassignificantlygreater

participationintheSNAPprogramand,thankstothefederalstimulus/recoverybillof2009the

averagebenefitsizewaslarger.About1.8millionNewYorkerscurrentlyreceiveSNAPbenefits.Thisprogramprovidesapproximately$3.4billionyes,billiontolowincomefamiliestohelp

thembothstaveoffhungerandimprovetheirabilitytopurchasehealthierfoods.

Notonlythat,becausefederalSNAPbenefitsareredeemedatprivatesectorfoodstores,this

additionalspendingcreatessignificantnumbersofjobscitywideprovidingamuchneededboost

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WhilemillionsofNewYorkerswereattheedgeofaneconomiccliff,withmanybeingpushed

offintohunger,theonlyreasonmoredidntfallwasthegrowthoffederalSNAPbenefits.

ButevenSNAPisntenough.ForthosestrugglingNewYorkersforwhomSNAPbenefitsare

insufficient,andforthosewhoareeitherineligibleforSNAPordiscouragedfromobtainingitby

Cityimposedbarriers,themorethan1,100NewYorkCityfoodpantriesandsoupkitchensarethe

lastlineofdefenseagainsthunger.Butunfortunately,duetotheeconomicdownturn,57percent

oftheseemergencyfeedinggroupsreportedadecreaseinprivatesectorfoodandmonetarydonations.Thatswhygovernmentfundingfortheseorganizationsismoreimportantthanever.

YetpreciselyatthetimewhenourelectedofficialsshouldbeincreasingmoneyfortheSNAP

programandalsoforfoodpantriesandkitchens,theyare,infact,slashingthem.Lastyear

PresidentObamaandCongressagreedtocutSNAPfundingbyphasingoutthestimulusbased

increasesearlierthanplanned.TheyalsocutfundingfortheincrediblyeffectiveWomen,Infants,

andChildren(WIC)program,whichprovideshealthysupplementalfoodtopregnantwomenand

smallchildren.AspartofthebudgetdealthatPresidentObamastruckwiththeCongressional

leadershiptokeepthefederalgovernmentrunningin2011,themainfederalprogramthat

providesmoneytosoupkitchensandfoodpantries,theFEMAEmergencyFoodandShelterProgram,wasjustcutby40percent.InNewYorkCity,thosecutsresultedinareductioninfunding

foremergencyfeedingprogramsfrom$5.1millionto$3.5million.Itisnowonderthat79percent

ofthefoodpantriesandkitchensinthissurveyreportedareductioningovernmentfunding.

Despitethefactthatthisistherichestcityinthehistoryoftheworld,oursurveyfoundthat47

agenciescitywidewereactuallyforcedtoclosetheirdoorsduetoavarietyofreasons,including

theseseriousfundingcuts.Tomakesmattersworse,58percentofNewYorkCitypantriesand

kitchensthatmanagedtostayinbusinesswereforcedtoreduceportionsizes,reducehoursof

operation,orturnawayhungryfamiliesin2011.

NowCongressisunconscionablyconsideringaplantotakebillionsofdollarsmoreoutofSNAP,withanannualcutof$150millioninNewYorkStatealone.Havetheynoshame?

Ourelectedofficialsneedtobetterunderstandthatthesecutshavereallifeimpactsonreallife

peopleandcommunitybasedprograms.HowisitthatourleadersinWashingtonfindWallStreet

firmstoobigtofail,butlosesolittlesleepallowingAmericanchildrentogowithoutfoodand

soupkitchensandfoodpantriestoclose?

Thisismadness.ThefactthatourleadersarecuttingprogramsforhungryNewYorkersinorderto

givebillionairesevergreatertaxcutsfurtherprovesthatourcurrentgovernmentalpoliciesare

thoroughlyunhinged,anddevoidofeithercommonsenseorbasicmoraldecency.Finally,thisinsanityprovidesfurtherproofofwhyourcurrentsystemofunderfunded,undercoordinated,

understaffedprivatecharitiescan'tpossiblesubstituteforaguaranteedgovernmentsafetynet.

However,thereshopebutonlyifwe,asasociety,fightback.


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AsFrederickDouglassfamouslysaid,Ifthereisnostruggle,thereisnoprogressPowerconcedes

nothingwithoutademand.Itneverhasanditneverwill.

Joinwithusandfightbackbytakingaction.Youcanhelpbygoingtoourwebsiteat

www.nyccah.organdsigninguptoparticipateinourActionAlerts.Youcanalsodonatetoour

advocacyeffortsonline.

Americahasfacedtoughtimesbefore,butwevealwaysjoinedtogetherasacountrytobuild

socialmovementsthathaveachievedhistoricreforms.Wecandoitagain.Conditionsthatwere

oncethoughttobeinevitablelaterbecameunthinkable.Strugglingtogether,Americansbuilt

broadbasedmovementstooutlawslaveryandchildlabor.Thetimeislongoverdueforustoband

togetheroncemoretomakehungerinAmericaalsounthinkable.

Sincerely,

JoelBerg,ExecutiveDirector

NewYorkCityCoalitionAgainstHunger


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ReportMethodology

Thisreportisbasedontwoentirelydifferentsetsofdata.Thefirstisfederalfood

insecurity/hungerdatacollectedbytheU.S.CensusBureauonbehalfoftheUSDA,andanalyzed

bytheCoalition,andisbasedonthreeyearaverages,withthemostrecentyearbeing2010.The

secondsetofdatawascollectedbytheCoalitioninthefallof2011,fromasurveyofthecitys

soupkitchensandfoodpantries.

FederalFoodInsecurityDataMethodology

DataforthissectionofthereportcomesfromanannualsurveyconductedbytheU.S.Census

BureauasasupplementtothemonthlyCurrentPopulationSurvey.USDAsponsorstheannual

surveyandUSDAsEconomicResearchServicecompilesandanalyzestheresponses.The2010

foodsecuritysurveycovered44,757householdsnationwide,comprisingarepresentativesample

oftheU.S.civilianpopulationof119millionhouseholds.Thefoodsecuritysurveyaskedoneadult

respondentineachhouseholdaseriesofquestionsaboutexperiencesandbehaviorsthatindicate

foodinsecurity,suchasbeingunabletoaffordbalancedmeals,cuttingthesizeofmealsbecauseoftoolittlemoneyforfood,orbeinghungrybecauseoftoolittlemoneyforfood.Thefood

securitystatusofthehouseholdwasassignedbasedonthenumberoffoodinsecureconditions

reported.TherawdatawascollectedfromthousandsofhouseholdsinNewYorkCity,andthe

weightedresponseswerecalculatedbyNYCCAH.Becauseofaninadequatesamplesize,federal

foodinsecuritydataisnotstatisticallysignificantbelowthecitylevel,thereforefurtheranalysisat

theboroughorneighborhoodlevelisnotpossible.

AccordingtoUSDA,thefoodsecuritystatusofeachinterviewedhouseholdisdeterminedbythe

numberoffoodinsecureconditionsandbehaviorsthehouseholdreports.Householdsare

classifiedasfoodsecureiftheyreportnofoodinsecureconditionsoriftheyreportonlyoneortwofoodinsecureconditions.USDAdefinesfoodinsecureastheconditionunderwhich:at

leastsometimeduringtheyearthefoodintakeofoneormorehouseholdmemberswasreduced

andtheireatingpatternsweredisruptedattimesduringtheyearbecausethehouseholdlacked

moneyandotherresourcesforfood.

Foodinsecurehouseholdsarefurtherclassifiedashavingeitherlowfoodsecurityorverylowfood

security.Theverylowfoodsecuritycategoryidentifieshouseholdsinwhichfoodintakeofoneor

morememberswasreducedandeatingpatternsdisruptedbecauseofinsufficientmoneyand

otherresourcesforfood.Lowandverylowfoodsecuritydifferintheextentandcharacterofthe

adjustmentsthehouseholdmakestoitseatingpatternsandfoodintake.Householdsclassifiedas

havinglowfoodsecurityhavereportedmultipleindicationsoffoodaccessproblems,buttypically

havereportedfew,ifany,indicationsofreducedfoodintake.

Thoseclassifiedashavingverylowfoodsecurityhavereportedmultipleindicationsofreduced

foodintakeanddisruptedeatingpatternsduetoinadequateresourcesforfood.Inmost,butnot

allhouseholdswithverylowfoodsecurity,thesurveyrespondentreportedthatheorshewas

hungryatsometimeduringtheyear,butdidnoteatbecausetherewasnotenoughmoneyfor

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CoalitionFoodPantryandSoupKitchenDataMethodology

The2011questionnaire(Appendix2)wasoriginallymailedandemailedtoalistof1,167agencies

inNewYorkCitythatwerebelievedtooperatefoodpantries,soupkitchens,and/orsomevariety

ofemergencyfoodprogram(EFP).Thislistwasoriginallycreatedthroughacombinationofthe

CoalitionsexistingEFPdatabase,memberagencyrostersmaintainedbytheFoodBankforNew

YorkCityandCityHarvest,agenciesthathavepreviouslyworkedwithNYCCAH,andrecipientsof

NewYorkStatesHPNAP/EFAPfundingstreams.

Followingtheoriginalrequestforinformation,theCoalitionmadefollowupvisits,phonecalls,

faxesandsentelectroniccorrespondencetoasmanyagenciesaspossibleinordertosolicit

responses.Agencieswereencouragedtoeithermail/faxthequestionnairetotheCoalition,orto

completeitonlineusingSurveyMonkey,awebbaseddatacollectionservice.Inthissense,

samplingwasonlypartlyrandombecauseagencieshavingpreexistingrelationshipswiththe

Coalitionreceivedmoreencouragementtocompletethesurvey.However,thebreadthofsurvey

responses,theconsistencyofthefindingswithprevioussurveysconductedbytheCoalitionand

otherorganizations,andthenumberofresponsesfromagencieshavingnopreexisting

relationshipwiththeCoalitionassuredusthatthissamplesetwasrepresentative.

Whileweweresuccessfulatsecuringanadequatesamplesizefromthereturnedsurveys,there

wasaslightdecreaseinthenumberofresponsescomparedtolastyear.Basedonwhatweknew

tobeanincreaseinclienteleatalargenumberofpantriesandkitchensandourknowledgethat

someemergencyfeedingprogramswerenolongerinoperation,aslightlylowerresponseratewas

anticipated.Infact,tobringattentiontothistrend,anewquestionwasaddedtothisyears

surveyDoyouknowofanyfoodpantries,soupkitchens,orbrownbagprogramsthatshut

downorclosedtheirdoorsinthelastyear?YesNo.

AllpapersurveyswereenteredintotheSurveyMonkeydatabasebyCoalitionstaffandvolunteers.

Intotal,239agenciesreturnedsurveys.Respondingagencieswhodonotofferfoodtothepublic

(eitherbywalkinorreferral)wereremovedfromsubsequentanalysis,leaving216usablesurveys.

Notallpercentagestotal100percentduetoroundingandrespondentsansweringunsureto

variousquestions,orcheckingmultipleanswers.Theoverallanalyzedresponserateforthissurvey

was216responsesoutofalistof1,167agencies,or20percent.

However,fortheonequestioninwhichthesurveymeasuresthepercentageofannualchangein

thenumberofpeoplebeingserved,only120agenciesansweredwithdatathatwasusable,sothe

resultsforthatonequestionuseasmallersamplesize.Althoughthesamplesizeforthisparticular

questionisstatisticallysignificantonthecitywidelevel,becauseitisnotstatisticallysignificanton

asmallerlevel,wedonotreportboroughleveldatafortherateofannualchangeinpeoplebeingserved.

Also,becauseitisimpossibletodeterminehowmanypeopleservedbypantriesandkitchensare

duplicatedbyotherpantriesandkitchens,thisreportdoesnotdeterminethetotalnumberof

peopleservedbytheagenciescitywideinanygivenyear.Rather,itdeterminestherateofchange

betweenyears.


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RespondentsComparedtoTotalAgencies

BreakdownofRespondingAgencies:

FoodPantry 62%

SoupKitchen 13.4%

SoupKitchen&FoodPantry 22.1%

Previouslyoperatedaprogram

butclosedthispastyear

1.2%

Other(mobilesoupkitchen,

brownbagprogram,orshelter)

9.1%

Seventypercentofrespondentsidentifiedthemselvesasfaithbased,religiouslyaffiliated,or

physicallyhousedinareligiousinstitution.

InordertodeterminethenumberofEFPclosuresinthepastfewyears,Coalitionstaffuseda

numberofmethodsincludingacombinationofreturnedmailings,followupcalls,Internet

searches,andsitevisitstodetermine,asbestaspossiblethatsitesa)didindeedpreviouslyhave

afeedingprogramandb)thattheprogramwasnowshutdown,eithertemporarilyor

permanently.

Respondents/TotalAgencies %Response

Bronx 44/209 21%

Brooklyn 67/316 21.2%

Manhattan 75/269 27.9%

Queens 53/209 25.4%

StatenIsland 13/40 32.5%


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FederalFoodInsecurityDataforNewYorkCity

FederalFoodInsecurityData

OneinSixNewYorkCityResidents1.47MillionAreFoodInsecure

In20082010,anestimatedaverageof1.47millionNewYorkerslivedinfoodinsecurehomes,

whichequals17percent(oroneinsix)people.Thatfigurerepresentsa33percentincreaseover

the20052007timeperiod,when946,000NewYorkerswerefoodinsecure.Incomparison,1.6

millionNewYorkCityresidentslivedbelowthemeagerfederalpovertyline($18,310forafamily

ofthree),whichprovesthatfoodinsecurityandhungerareamongthemostsevereimpactsupon

manypeoplethatliveinpoverty.

OneinFourNewYorkCityChildrenNearlyHalfaMillionLiveinFoodInsecure

HomesIn20082010,474,000NewYorkCitychildrenlivedinfoodinsecurehomes,inwhichthefamily

couldnotaffordafullsupplyoffoodthroughouttheyear.Thisnumberrepresented25percent

(oroneinfour)ofthecityschildrenandisa37percentincreaseoverthe20052007timeframe,

when294,000childrenlivedinsuchhouseholdsor15percent(oneinseven).

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400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

1,200,000

1,400,000

1,600,000

Total Number of NYC Residents Living in Food

Insecure Households

Total Numbe r of NYC Children Living in Food

Insecure Households

NUMBER of New Yorkers Foo d Insecure

2005-2007

2008-2010


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% of Total NYC Residents

Living in Food Insecure

Households

% of NYC Children Living in

Food Insecure Households

PERCENTAGE of New Yorkers Food Insecure

2005-2007

2008-2010

*Becauseofaninadequatesamplesize,federalfoodinsecuritydataisnotstatisticallysignificantbelowthecitylevel,therefore

furtheranalysisisnotpossibleattheboroughorneighborhoodlevel.

HundredsofThousandsofNewYorkersSufferfromtheMostSevereFormsof

FoodInsecurity

Theabovenumbersrepresentlowandverylowfoodinsecurity,meaninghouseholdswithany

typeoffoodinsecurity.Wealsoisolatedthemostseveretypeoffoodinsecurity,asubsetof

thoselargernumbers,whichUSDAnowcallsverylowfoodinsecurity,andwhich,untiltheBush

Administration,waslabeledbyUSDAashunger.

In20082010,505,000NewYorkerslivedinhomeswithverylowfoodsecurity,representingsix

percentofallNewYorkCityresidents.

In20082010,144,000citychildrenlivedinhomeswithverylowfoodsecurity,representingseven

percentofallNewYorkCitychildren.


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2011CitywideResultsoftheCoalitionsFoodPantry

andSoupKitchenSurvey

FoodAgenciesAreServingRecordNumbersofPeopleThenumberofpeopleservedatNewYorkCitysmorethan1,100soupkitchensandfoodpantries

increasedbyanestimated12percentin2011,ontopofasevenpercentincreasein2010,anda21

percentincreasein2009.Fully89percentofagenciessaidtheyarefeedingmorepeoplein2011

thanin2010,with52percentsayingthenumberofpeopletheyarefeedinghadincreased

greatly.

GovernmentandPrivateCutsForcedAgenciestoCloseorReduceServices

Thisyear,79percentofagenciessufferedalossofgovernmentfoodandfunding.Oneofthe

reasonsthatnumberissohighisthatthefederalEmergencyFoodandShelterProgram

whichfundshundredsofcitypantriesandkitchens,aswellashomelessnesspreventionefforts

wascutby40percentaspartofthebudgetdealthatPresidentBarackObamastruckwiththe

Congressionalleadershiptokeepthegovernmentrunningin2011.InNewYorkCity,thosecuts

resultedinareductioninfundingfrom$5.1millionto$3.5million.Tomakemattersworse,55

percentofcitypantriesandkitchensobtainedfewerprivatedonations.Largelyasaresultofthese

cuts,manyagencieswereforcedtoclosedownentirelyandtheonesabletostayopenoftenhad

tocutbackontheirservices.

TheCoalitionfoundthatatleast47feedingprogramscitywidehaveshutdownentirelyoverthe

pastfewyears.Whileleadershiptransitionsandmanagementchallengescertainlycontributedto

someagenciesclosures,thereisverylittledoubtthatcutsingovernmentfundingwerethelargestsinglereason.

Fiftyeightpercentofpantriesandkitchensreportedhavingtoturnawayclients,reducetheir

portionsizes,orlimittheirhoursofoperationin2011,anincreasefromthe51percentratein

2010,andthe55percentratein2009.However,therateisstilllowerthantheCoalitionfoundin

2008(69percent),beforeextrafundingforagencieswasprovidedbythefederalstimuluspackage

alsoknownastheAmericanRecoveryandReinvestmentAct(ARRA).

% NYC Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens Forced to Ration Food

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55

60

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Year 2008 Year 2009 Year 2010 Year 2011

% NYC Food Pantries and

Soup Kitchens Forced to

Ration Food


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Some of the other citywide findings include:

Sixty-two percent of agencies surveyed do not distribute enough food to meet current de-mand, up from 51 percent last year.

Eighty-seven percent of agencies that dont distribute enough food to meet demand said thatif they received more food, they would have enough institutional capacity to increase theamount of food distributed (while nine percent of respondents reported that even if they

were to receive more food, they wouldnt have the administrative capacity to distributemore).

Responding agencies reported seeing the fastest growing need for their services amongfamilies with children. Eighty percent of responding agencies reported feeding an increasednumber of families with children over the past 12 months (versus four percent reporting a

decrease, and 11 percent reporting no change).

Seventy-six percent of responding agencies reported feeding an increased number of seniorsover the past 12 months (versus five percent reporting a decrease and 13 percent reporting

no change).

Fifty-five percent of responding agencies reported feeding an increased number of peoplewho had paid employment over the past 12 months (versus seven percent reporting a

decrease and 13 percent reporting no change).

Fifty-seven percent of responding agencies reported feeding an increased number ofhomeless people over the past 12 months (versus two percent reporting a decrease and 18

percent reporting no change).

Sixty-six percent of responding agencies reported feeding an increased number ofimmigrants over the past 12 months (versus three percent reporting a decrease and 14

percent reporting no change).

Eighty-eight percent of responding agencies believe that their need will continue to increasein the next six months. Fifty percent of responding agencies believe it will increase

greatly.

Fifty-two percent of responding agencies reported using their own personal money often,always, or sometimes to support their feeding programs.


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YeartoYearComparisons

2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005

%ofrespondingprogramsthatare

faithbased,religiouslyaffiliated,or

physicallylocatedinareligious

institution

72% 70% 76% 76% 73% 74% 72%


soupkitchensonly

14% 13% 11% 11% 9% 10% 11%


foodpantriesonly

66% 64% 66% 70% 65% 65% 64%


bothfoodpantriesandsoup

kitchens

23% 21% 20% 17% 21% 18% 21%

%ofrespondingagenciesthatdont

haveenoughfoodtomeetthe

currentdemand

62% 51% 55% 67% 59% 47% 37%

%ofrespondingagenciesforcedtorationfood

58% 51% 55% 69% 50% 44% 47%

%ofrespondingagenciesatwhich

governmentmoneyandfood

decreasedinthepastyear

79% 63% 50% 72.3% 51% 40% 41%

%ofrespondingagenciesatwhich

overallmoneyandfooddecreasedin

thepastyear

74% 58% 52% 718% 50% 41% 41%

%thatreceivedsupportfromThe

EmergencyFoodAssistanceProgram

(TEFAP),fundedbythefederalgovernment

73 77% 74% 77% 76% 81% 70%

%thatreceivedsupportfromthe

EmergencyFoodandShelter

Program,whichisfundedbythe

federalgovernment.

46% 54% 46% 39% 49% 45% 56%


HungerPreventionandNutrition

AssistanceProgram(HPNAP)

program,whichisstatefunded

86% 84% 85% 84% 80% 81% 84%


EmergencyFoodAssistanceProgram

(EFAP),whichisCityfunded

73% 73% 76% 77% 75% 73% 70%


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2011BoroughSurveyComparisons

Agencies Forced to Ration Food, Turn Away Clients, or Reduce Hours in 2011

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gencies

Agencies Unable to Meet Demand in 2011

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Borough %ofagencies

atwhich

demandfor

foodincreased

%ofagenciesat

whichthe

amountoffood

wasnotenoughtomeetgrowing

demand

%ofagenciesforced

torationfoodby

limitingportionsize,

reducinghoursofoperation,and/or

turningpeopleaway

TheBronx 91% 74% 70%

Brooklyn 90% 67% 66%

Manhattan 78% 44% 44%

Queens 96% 58% 60%

StatenIsland 90% 100% 70.0%


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BronxResults

Thefundingwereceiveisnotenoughtoprovidepantryweekly;wehavehadtoreducethe

numberofbagsdistributedweekly.ThecostoffoodorderedisVERYEXPENSIVEsofundingwill

notlastforthefullyear;eachmonthlyorderisabout$1000anditisnotenoughtoservemore

thanafewfamilies.Fundingwillrunoutinabout78monthsorless.D.Roberts,Directorof

FamilySupportServices,WHEDco

91.4%ofrespondingagenciesreportedfeedinganincreasednumberofpeopleinthelast12

months.62.9%saidthisnumberincreasedgreatly.

48.6%ofrespondingagenciesreportedthatthenumberoffamilieswithchildrenusingtheir

servicesincreasedgreatly,and24.2%saidpeopleusingtheirserviceswhohavepaid

employmentincreasedgreatly.

88.2%ofrespondingagenciesbelievethattheneedwillcontinuetoincreaseoverthenextsix

months.55.9%ofrespondingagenciesbelieveitwillincreasegreatly.

86.2%ofrespondingagenciesreportedreceivinglessgovernmentfoodandmoneyinthelast12

months(and6.9%reportednochange).

78.6%ofrespondingagenciesreportedreceivinglessoverallfoodandmoneyinthelast12


74.3%ofrespondingagenciesreportedbeingunabletodistributeenoughfoodtomeetdemand.

97%ofrespondingagenciesreportedhavingtoturnawayhungryNewYorkers,cutportionsizes,

and/orcuthoursofoperationin2011.

30.1%ofrespondingagenciesreportedusingpersonalmoneyoftenoralwaystosupporttheir

feedingprograms(55.6%dothissometimes,often,oralways).


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BrooklynResults

Wehavesustainedsubstantialcutstoourgovernmentfundingbetween2010and2011,while

seeingasteadyincreaseinallourservices.Onceagain,wehaveagovernmentandlegislation

unwillingtoprioritizeandmanagethebillionsofdollarsattheirdisposal.Inmanycases,the

sameparticipantsreceivingthebenefitsofprogramslikeoursareaskedtoshouldertheburden

andresponsibilityofprovidingtheservices.WemustholdthoseelectedandappointedofficialsaccountabletobalancethenightsofallrightsandneedsofallwholiveinNewYorkCityand

NewYorkState.Rightnow,weareatthecuspofamorecoordinatedanddiversifiedmovement

andweintheemergencyfoodworldmustseizethemomenttoact!ChristyRobb,Directorof

FoodServices,St.JohnsBreadandLife


months.58%saidthisnumberincreasedgreatly.


servicesincreasedgreatly,and46.4%alsosaidseniorsusingtheirservicesincreasedgreatly.

82.1%ofrespondingagenciesbelievethattheneedwillcontinuetoincreaseinthenextsix


74.5%ofrespondingagenciesreportedreceivinglessgovernmentfoodandmoneyinthelast12





65.5%ofrespondingagenciesreportedhavingtoturnawayhungryNewYorkers,cutportionsizes,





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ManhattanResults

Ourfoodpantry,likemanyotheremergencyfoodprogramsinthecity,experiencedaperfect

stormthisyearofcontinuinghighdemand,reducedgovernmentfunding,anddelaysinfood

andfunding.Asaresult,ourpantryhadnearemptyshelvesmorethanonceduringtheyear

somethingI'dneverwitnessedinmyelevenyearsprior[doingthiswork].Ourprograms,andour

families,aretrulyhurting.LuciaRussett,DirectorofAdvocacy,LittleSistersoftheAssumptionFamilyHealthServices



21.3%ofrespondingagenciesreportedthatthenumberofimmigrantsusingtheirservices

increasedgreatly,and22.2%alsosaidfamilieswithchildrenincreasedgreatly.



75%ofrespondingagenciesreportedreceivinglessgovernmentfoodandmoneyinthelast12

months(and5%reportednochange).



43.8%ofrespondingagenciesreportedbeingunabletodistributeenoughfoodtomeetcurrent

demand.

43.5%ofrespondingagenciesreportedhavingtoturnawayhungryNewYorkers,cutportionsizes,and/orcuthoursofoperationin2011becausetheylackedresources.




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QueensResults

Therehasbeenatremendousincreaseinthenumberofclientsthatweareservinginour

community.Ibelievethattheincreaseislargelyduetotheclosingoffoodpantriesinour

Jamaica/SupthinBlvd.area.Wearewillingtoextendourdaysandhours.Unfortunately,our

supplycannotmeetthedemand.ConsideringthePantrythathascloseddirectlyacrossthe

streetfromourchurchaswellasapantrydownthestreetduringthesummer,thismaybeoneofthereasonswhyourclientservicehasincreased.StellaMercado,Pastor,Blanche

MemorialChurch


months.51.1%saidthisnumberincreasedgreatly.


servicesincreasedgreatly,and68.9%alsosaidseniorsandimmigrantsusingtheirservices

increasedgreatly.








59.5%ofrespondingagenciesreportedhavingtoturnawayhungryNewYorkers,cutportionsizes,





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StatenIslandResults

Now a time of historic need We have a serious and growing problem. = Rev.

Terry Troia, Project Hospitality

90%ofrespondingagenciesreportedfeedinganincreasednumberofpeopleinthelast12


70%ofrespondingagenciesreportedthatthenumberoffamilieswithchildrenusingtheirservices

increasedgreatly.

100%ofrespondingagenciesbelievethattheneedwillcontinuetoincreaseinthenextsix

months.80%ofrespondingagenciesbelieveitwillincreasegreatly.



100%ofrespondingagenciesreportedreceivinglessoverallfoodandmoneyinthelast12

months,upfrom50%reportedlastyear(and0%reportednochangeinthelast12months).

100%ofrespondingagenciesreportedbeingunabletodistributeenoughfoodtomeetthe

demand.

70%ofrespondingagenciesreportedhavingtoturnawayhungryNewYorkers,cutportionsizes,


10%ofrespondingagenciesreportedusingpersonalmoneyoftenoralwaystosupporttheir

feedingprograms(60%dothissometimes,often,oralways).


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FindingsonAgencyVolunteerNeeds

Webdesign;Ifeellikeweareinthe1800'saswedonothaveanable,uptodatewebsite.Avolunteerwhocoulddothiswouldbegreat.JacquelineEradiri,Director,RidgewoodOlder

AdultCenter

Weneedprofessionalvolunteersincomputerworktohelpuswithaccountingrecordsand

legalassistanceforclients.JaneW.Robinson,Administrator,CommunityMealsProgramat

Mt.OlivetBaptistChurch

EveryyearbetweenOctoberandDecember,peoplethinkofvolunteeringatfoodpantriesand

soupkitchenstofeedthehungryduringtheholidays.Thisyearssurveyofemergencyfood

providersreinforcedtheCoalitionsemphasisthatwhilevolunteerismisnecessary,whatpantries

andkitchensreallyneedareskilledvolunteerstohelpwithsuchtasksaswebsitedesign,grant

writing,andcomputerassistancethroughouttheyear.

Amere12percentofrespondingprogramsneedonlyunskilledvolunteerstodothingssuchas

servesoup,packcans,orworkinthepantryatsometimeduringtheyear.Ontheotherhand,47

percentofrespondingagenciesreportedneedinglongtermskilledvolunteers.Thus,ifNew

Yorkersgavetheirtimeandskillstopantriesandkitchensyearroundand/oraidedpolicy

advocacyeffortsemergencyfoodproviderswouldbebetterabletoassisthungryfamilies.

Tellingly,41percentoftheagenciessaidtheydidnotneedanymorevolunteersatall,thereby

bolsteringMicahslongheldbeliefthatwhileincreasingvolunteerismcammarginallyaidthefight

againsthunger(andshouldsurelybeencouraged),sucheffortsarewhollyinadequateandcannotsubstitutefornationalpoliciesthatensurelivingwagejobsandanadequategovernmentsocial

safetynet.

Volunteer Needs Among Emergency Food Providers

% Do Not Need Voluntee rs,

41

% Need Only Unskilled

Volunteers, 12

% Need Skilled Volunteers,

47


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Appendix1:SelectedQuotesfromSurvey

Respondents

Bronx

BecauseofdecreasesinTEFAPfooddeliveriesandHPNAPfundswewillnotbeabletoopeneach

Friday.Ourabilitytoopenwillbebasedonourinventory.EvelynMcCarty,ExecutiveDirector,

St.PaulsEvangelicalLutheranChurch

ThisyeargettingfoodfromTEFAPhasbeenagreatdisappointment.Wehavehadtospendmoney

everyweektomakesurewecangivegoodbagstofamilies.Itcanbealittleembarrassinghaving

peoplelineupinfrontofthepantryfrom3:00amandweopenat9:00am.Justtogivethemafewcansandnowprotein.Eventhedeliverymenhavebeenaskingus,whyareyouguysnotgetting

enoughfood?Weweretoldthereisfoodstackedtotheceilingnoreasonwearenotabletoorder

anyofitunderTEFAP.Thisyearhasbeentheworsewethoughtwemighthavetocloseourdoors.

AprilAlexander,Coordinator,SecondChanceChristianCenter

ThenumberofpeoplewhocomefromdistantpartsoftheBronxhasgreatlyincreased.Sometimes

theygettothesitelatewhenthebagshaveallbeendistributedandtheygetdisappointed.Ifwe

hadmorefoodwewouldbeabletopackextrabagsforsuchpeopleandtheirtransportfarewould

nothavebeenwasted.Volunteersfortheprogramcomefromthecommunityandwealwayshave

newpeoplewhowanttobeinvitedorchosenasvolunteers.FeliciaOmeokwe,FoodProgramCoordinator,VineyardFoodPantry

Brooklyn

Inordernottoturnanyclientsaway,weareforcedtoreducetheamountoffooddistributedto

eachperson.MireilleMassac,PublicRelations&PantryCoordinator,CDSCEmergencyFood

Pantry

Needskilledvolunteerstohelpwithpreparing&andcookingthefood.Helpwithfundraising,grant

writingandwebdesign.DorothyCrawford,Director,OtherPeopleinNeed,Inc.

Everyweekwehaveanaverageoftennewpersonsregisteringforfood.Inadditiontofundingwe

askourcongregationtomakedonations.ThisyearitseemsasifourHPNAPfundingwillbe

exhaustedbeforeJune2012.InthepastTEFAPsupplementedourpantry.ThisyeartheFoodBank

doesnothavemanyitems.HUNGERISREALINTHISCITY.BeverlySmithHutson,FoodProgram

Coordinator,ChurchofSt.MarkFoodPantry


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WearelimitedwithfoodbecauseweareaKOSHERagencyservingonlykosherwhichwehave

limitedresourcesandlimitedaccesstofoodPoorpeopleareexpectingwaymorethanthat.Etty

Friedman,DirectorofHaberHouseSeniorCenter,JCCGCI

Weunderstandourpresenteconomicsituationbutourcommunityisinneedofmorefood

especiallymeat.DianaNelson,ExecutiveDirector,HopeCenterDevelopmentCorporation

Manhattan

WhileweexperiencedonlyamoderatedecreaseinfoodfundingfromFY10toFY11,weanticipate

amuchlargerdecreaseinFY12.We'vealreadybeennotifiedbyourHPNAP/ESFPconduit,Catholic

Charities,thattheirHPNAPallocationwasdecreasedbyapprox.50%forthisyear.Wehavenotyet

receivedanallocationfromthembutassumeasimilardecreaseinourownbudget(resultinginan

$800010,000decrease).Wedonotforeseelargeincreasesinourothersourcestooffsetthis

amountIfournumberscontinuetoincreaseandourfundingcontinuestodecrease,wewillhave

asignificantchallengemaintainingourprograms.CassandraAgredo,Director,XavierMission

IthasalwaysbeenapleasuretohelptheWashingtonHeightsInwoodHowever,theneedforsupportfromclientshasgreatlyincreasedtoalevelthatfundingreceivedfromcurrentsources

doesnotmeetsomewhatourdemand.Clienteleneedcontinuestogrowtotheextentthat

individualsaretravelingfromallboroughsforabagoffood.Thegovernmentneedstostepinand

prioritizeonwhatisreallyimportant.JoAnnSantiago,AdministrativeDirector,FreshYouth

Initiatives/HelpingHandsFoodPantry

Ourmainproblemismoderateincreaseinnumberofpeopleserved,whichisgrowingevery

month,anddramaticcutsinfunding.JanetDorman,Director,St.MarysChurchFoodPantry

andSoupKitchen

Queens

Thedemandhasgoneupforfoodinourarea.Whatwillhappeninthenextthreemonthswiththe

demandssogreat?Wewillnotbeabletogiveoutfoodeveryweekaswehavedonesince2003,if

wedonotreceivemorehelp.Wewillbeforcetoopenonlyonceamonthifmorefoodisnotsent

toourpantry.Whatshallwedo?ChristineWilliams,Assistant,HolyGhostUpperRoomFilling

StationMinistry,Inc.

Needmorequalityfoodespeciallyprotein(meatandvegetables).Needassistanceinwriting,

identifyingandapplyingforgrants.Thiswoulddefinitelyenableustoobtainqualityfoodona

moreconsistencebasis,andhaveourclientsreceivingfoodforaminimumofthreedays.Wehave

alsoobservedthatmanyclientshavingdiabetesandhighbloodpressurearemorefrustratedover

thehighsodiumcontentsofthefoodgiven.DouglasFalconer,DirectorofFoodProgram,Hollis

AvenueCongregationalChurchFoodPantry

Thenumbersneedingourserviceshasincreasedlargelyandgovernmentfundingsourceshave

decreasedmakingitmuchhardertoservethoseinneed.SwamiDurgaDas,ExecutiveDirector,

TheRiverFundNewYork


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Appendix2:SurveyLetterandQuestionnaire

2011SurveyofNYCFoodPantriesandSoupKitchens

PleaseconsidercompletingthissurveyONLINEwww.nyccah.org/survey.

Itsquicker,easierandtakeslesstimethanfilingpaperforms.

Ifyoudonotknowtheanswertoanyquestionorpartofaquestion,pleasecheckunsureoreave

blank.Otherwise,returnthiscompletedsurveybyOctober21sttothepersonwhobroughtitto

you,ormailittoNYCCAH,50BroadSt,Suite1520,NewYork,NY10004,orfaxitto212.825.0267.

Questions?Callusat212.825.0028,ext.212.

Section1:PreferredContactInformation

1.)Whattypeoffoodprogramdoyourun?(CheckONE)

Soupkitchen Foodpantry Bothsoupkitchen&foodpantry Othertypeofemergencyfoodprogram(explain)_______________________ Wehaveneverrunafeedingprogram(ifyoucheckthisbox,welltakeyouoffourlist) Wepreviouslyranafeedingprogramanditclosedon(date)__________________

2.)Yourname:____________________________________________

3.)Yourtitle/role:_________________________________________

4.)Yourfoodprogram/agencyformalname:______________________________________

5.)Wheredoyouserveordistributefood?(ifdifferentfromyourmailingaddress)

Streetaddress:______________________________

City:_____________________,State:__NY__Zip:_________________

6.)Phonenumberofagency/program:

7.)FaxNumberofagency/program:

8.)EmailAddress:____________________________________________________________

9.)WebsiteAddress:__________________________________________________________


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10.)Inwhatboroughdoyouserveordistributefood?

Manhattan Brooklyn Bronx Queens StatenIsland

11.)Isyouragency/programmailingaddressthesameordifferentfromwhereyouservefood?

Same Different

12.)IfyouansweredDIFFERENTwhatisyouragency/programmailingaddress?

Address:__________________________________________________

City:_____________________,State:______Zip:________________

Phone:_______________________Fax:______________________

13.)Doyouknowofanyfoodpantries,soupkitchens,orbrownbagprogramsthatshutdownor

closedtheirdoorsinthelastyear?__Yes__No

Ifyes,pleaseprovideanyinformationonname(s),location(s),andanyothercontactinformationontheprogram(s)ifavailable:

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________

Section2:BasicProgramInformation___________________________________________

14.)Isyourfoodprogramfaithbased,religiouslyaffiliated,orphysicallylocatedinareligious

institution(likeachurch,mosqueorsynagogue)?

Yes No

15.)Isyourfoodprogramopentothepublic(eitherbywalkinorreferral)?

Yes No


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Section3:ProgramDemand___________________________________________________

16.)Doesyourprogramcurrentlydistributeenoughfoodtomeetdemand?(CheckONE)

YES,wedistributeenoughfoodtomeetourcurrentdemand. NO,wedontdistributeenoughfoodtomeetourcurrentdemand. Unsure

17.)IfyouansweredNoabove,whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribesyourcurrent

situation?(CheckONE)

Ifwereceivedmorefood,wewouldhaveenoughcapacity(storagespace,refrigeration,staff,and/orvolunteers)toincreasetheamountoffoodwedistribute.

Evenifwereceivedmorefood,wewouldnothaveenoughcapacitytoincreasetheamountoffoodwedistribute.

Idonotknowifwehavethecapacitytodistributemorefood.

18.)Pleaseindicatehowthenumberofpeopleyouservehaschangedinthelastyear.Foreachline,

checktheboxthatisclosesttothecorrectanswer.

19.)ALLPROGRAMS:Howmanypeopledidyouserve?

Timeperiod Total

Allof2009

Allof2010

September2010

Thefirst6monthsof2011

September2011

ExpectedestimateforALLof2011

20.)SoupKitchensONLY:Howmanymealsdidyouprovide?

Inthelastyear

(Oct2010thruSept2011)

Greatly

decreased

Somewhat

decreased

No

change

Somewhat

increased

Greatly

increased

Unsure

Overallnumberofpeople

needingfood

Homelesspeople

Peoplewithpaidemployment

Familieswithchildren

Seniorcitizens(age65+)

Immigrants


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Timeperiod Total

Allof2009

Allof2010

September2010

Thefirst6monthsof2011

September2011

ExpectedestimateforALLof2011

21.)Inordertoanswerthepreviousquestions,howdidyougetyouranswers?

Acountofnonduplicateindividuals(onlyonepersoniscountedeveniftheyreceivefoodmorethanonetime)

Acountofthetotalpeopleserved(anindividualmaybecountedmorethanonce)22.)Wereyouforcedtoturnpeopleaway,reducetheamountoffooddistributedperperson,or

limityourhoursofoperationbecauseyoulackedenoughresources?

Atanytimein2010 Yes No UnsureAtanytimein2011 Yes No Unsure

23.)IfyouwereforcedtohowmanypeopledoyouestimatewereturnedawayatyourEFP?

Timeperiod Total

2010

Firstsixmonthsof2011

EstimateforALLof2011

24.)Howdoyouthinkthedemandforfoodatyourprogramwillchangeinthenextsixmonths?

OnlycheckONEbox.

Willgreatlyincrease Willincreasesomewhat Willstayaboutthesame

Willdecreasesomewhat Willgreatlydecrease Unsure


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Section4:ProgramResources_________________________________________________

25.)HowhaveyourresourceschangedinLASTYEAR(October2010thruSeptember2011)?

ChecktheboxthatisclosesttothecorrectanswerforeverytypeofFundingSource

Source Greatly

decreased

Somewhat

decreased

No

change

Somewhat

increased

Greatly

increased

Unsure/Dont

know

Government/PublicFundingforFood

PrivateFundingfor

Food

TOTALFundingfor

Food

Paidstaff

Unpaidstaff/

volunteers

26.)Doesyourprogramcurrentlyreceivefoodorfundingfromanyofthefollowingsources?

EFAP(NYC)

Ifso,didthisfundingincreaseofdecreaseinthe

lastyear?

Yes No Unsure

Increase Decrease StaySame

2010$________2011$________

HPNAP(NYState)awardedthruFoodBank,

UnitedWay,CatholicCharities,orothersources.

Ifso,didthisfundingincreaseordecreaseinthe

lastyear?

Yes No Unsure


2010$________2011$________

TEFAP(Federal)administeredbyFoodBank.

Ifso,didthisfundingincreaseordecreaseinthe

lastyear?

Yes No Unsure


2010$________2011$________

FEMAEmergencyFood&ShelterProgram

(EFSP)Ifso,didthisfundingincreaseof

decreaseinthelastyear?

Yes No Unsure


2010$________2011$_______lbs

27.)Whichbestdescribesyourneedforvolunteers?CHECKONE:

Wealreadyhaveenoughvolunteersforunskilledtasks(servingmealsorpackingpantrybags)butNEEDMORELONGTERMSKILLEDVOLUNTEERSfortaskssuchasaccounting,fundraising,web

design,legalassistance,etc.

WeneedBOTHlongtermskilledvolunteers(accounting,fundraising,webdesign,legalassistance,etc.)ANDhelpservingmeals/packingpantrybags.


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Weneedvolunteersforunskilledtaskslikeservingmealsorpackingpantrybagsandhavenoneedforanylongtermskilledvolunteers.

Wedontneedanymorevolunteersatthistime.28.)Howoftendoyouoryourstaffspendpersonalmoneyonyourfoodprogram?(CheckONE)

Never Rarely Sometimes Often Always Unsure/Dontknow

29.)WouldyoulikesomeonefromNYCCAHtocontactyouaboutgettingmorevolunteers?

Yes

No

30.)WhatisyourpreferredformofcommunicationfromNYCCAH?

Email Hardcopy/Mail Fax Alloftheabove

Section5:OtherComments___________________________________________________

32.)Talktousfeelfreetoattachanothersheetofpaperifnecessary.

Pleasecheckhereifwehaveyourpermissiontoquoteyouinourannualsurvey.

THANKYOU!


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Appendix3:ListofFeedingProgram

Closures/SuspensionsDuringthePastFewYears

1. AmericanCommunityHouseInc.,708Broadway,8thFl.,NY,NY10003

2. BacktoJerusalemPentecostalChurch,1378BostonRd.,Bronx,NY10456

3. BeaFuchsMinistries,Inc.,387813thSt.,Queens,NY11101

4. BronxJCCAllertonNeighborhoodFoodPantry,2508BarkerAve.,Bronx,NY10467

5. BrooklynTabernacleDeliveranceCenter,600LafayetteAve.,Brooklyn,NY11216

6. CalvaryFoodPantry,6121stSt.,NY,NY10010

7. Cath.Char./RustyStaubMobileFoodPantry(St.Peter's),53St.MarksPl.,SI,NY10301

8. Cath.Char./RustyStaubMobileFoodPantry(St.Paul's),145ClintonAve.,SI,NY10301

9. CladdaghINN,7314RockawayBeachBlvd.,Queens,NY11692

10. EmmanuelPentecostalChurchofLove,549GatesAve.,Brooklyn,NY11216

11. FaithMissionChristianFellowship,160164W.129thSt.,NY,NY10027

12. FaithPentecostalApostolicHealingTemple,1024E.217thSt.,Bronx,NY10469

13. FirstBaptistChurchinPierrepontSt.,360SchermerhornSt.,Brooklyn,NY11217

14. FordhamLutheranChurchFoodPantry,2427MorrisAve.,Bronx,NY10468

15. FortGreeneFoodPantry/QueenofAllSaints,300VanderbiltAve.,Brooklyn,NY1120516. FROST'DMobileDistribution,224W.30thSt.,Ste.901,NY,NY10001

17. GreaterBethelMinistries,20714HollisAve.,Queens,NY11429

18. GreaterSt.StephensMissionaryBaptistChurch,12117SutphinBlvd.,Jamaica,NY11434

19. HANACRavenswoodNORC/RISE,3435A12thSt.,LongIslandCity,NY11106

20. HansonPlaceUnitedMethodistChurch,144StFelixSt.,Brooklyn,NY11217

21. HighbridgeAdvisoryCouncil,1181NelsonAve.,Bronx,NY10452

22. ImaniHouse,76A5thAve.,Brooklyn,NY11217

23. InternatlEvangelisticWomen's&Workers,481WashingtonAve.,Brooklyn,NY11238

24. JohnCharlesGarvinMemorialFund,160PutnamAve.,Brooklyn,NY11216

25. JustShallLiveByFaithChurch,21413JamaicaAve.,Queens,NY11428

26. LaCocinadelPueblo,66MooreSt.,Brooklyn,NY11206

27. LiberationHealingPentecostalChurch,145E.117St.,NY,NY10035

28. LoyolaBaptistChurch,2015BrucknerBlvd.,Bronx,NY10472

29. MoreThanFoodInc.,892PutnamAve.,Brooklyn,NY11221

30. Mt.PisgahBaptistChurch,30W.126thSt.,NY,NY10027

31. MuslimWomen'sInsituteforResearchandDevelopment,13632OdgenAve.,Bronx,NY10452

32. NewBrightonCommunityLDC,350St.MarksPl.#108,StatenIsland,NY10301

33. ProjectReachOut,589AmsterdamAve.,NY,NY10024

34. QuitonaCommunityCoalition,973E.80thSt.,Bronx,NY10457

35. RealityHouse,637W.125thSt.,NY,NY10027

36. ScanN.Y.,1377JeromeAve.,Bronx,NY10452

37. SCANNewYork,207E.27thSt.,NY,NY10016

38. SegundaMissionJerusalem,3138WebsterAve.,Bronx,NY1046739. SpringfieldMissionaryBaptistChurch,227LenoxAve.,NY,NY10027

40. St.Bartholomew,4322IthacaSt.,Queens,NY11373

41. St.George's,661WillettRd.,Bronx,NY10467

42. St.PaulBaptistChurch,249W.132ndSt.,NY,NY10027

43. St.Paul'sBaptistChurchofJamaica,QueensVillageStationP.O.Box448,Jamaica,NY11427

44. TheMomentumProjectImmaculateConception,601Melrose,Bronx,NY10455

45. UnitedMethodistCenter,1649SmithPlace,Queens,NY11691

46. UniversalLovePeaceandJoy,266E.98thSt.,Brooklyn,NY11212

47. YemayaLowerEastSideFoodPantry,18BleeckerSt.NY,NY10012


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Acknowledgements

Firstandforemost,wethankthehundredsofsoupkitchensandfoodpantriesthattookgreatcareand

timetoansweroursurvey.

TheCoalitionAgainstHungerisespeciallygratefultovolunteerswhodedicatedlonghourstohelpingus

mailthissurvey:

JanetWilliams

MattBlakeley

LindsayPerry

JosephKleing

JohnKim

NicoleSkursky

GuyBlelloch

ClaireShanahan

EricaJenkins

AveryspecialthankstotheCoalitionsYearNineAmeriCorps*VISTATeam,withoutwhomthissurveywork

wouldnothavebeencompleted:JessikaCarney

K.C.Hunt

AndrewLobo

CharlesYoo

ColleenPesci

GracePerry

JannelleMcCoy

KarenLaw

KathleenOswald

ShaylaNastasi

StefanaSoitos

Thisreportfeaturescity,federal,andsurveydatacompiledbyCoalitionstaff:

JoelBerg,ExecutiveDirector

TheresaHassler,Dir.ofCommunications,Govt.Relations,andCommunityOrganizing

ReggieMiller,VISTACoordinator

AveryspecialthankyoutotheentireNYCCAHstaffandtoElenaAlbright,LoriAzim,andAlexandraYannias,

whoalsohelpedwiththiseffort.

TheNewYorkCityCoalitionAgainstHungersBoardofDirectors:

TimothyBrosnanChair

DanielB.RippsViceChairChristopherG.Karagheuzoff,Esq.Secretary

JeffreyNichols,M.D.Treasurer

MaureenFergusSheehanMember

PeterLigh,Esq.Member

MelonySamuels,PhD.Member

AngelaDoolan,Esq.Member

Documents

2011 NYCAHN Hunger Survey Report