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HUNGER IN PHILADEPHIA
WELCOME!!
What is LIFT?
ACTIVITY TIME!
What is Hunger?
•Webster’s Definition:• A very great need for food: a severe lack of food• A weakened disordered condition brought about by prolonged lack of food
Can be seen as a consequence of food insecurity
What does hunger look like
to you?
What Does Hunger Look Like?
• Skipping meals in order to• Pay the rent•Medication•Utilities• Allow children to eat before themselves
1.In 2012, what group of people had the most percentage that requested food assistance? A. Homeless B. Employed C. Families
Answer: Families- 55%
2. The demand for emergency food assistance in Philadelphia that has gone unmet is 20%
False- 33%
3. Hunger cost $6 billion every year
True- Spent on effects of education, charities working on hunger relief, and
medical care
4. As of 2010, more than 411,000 Philadelphia residents receive food assistance
True
5. Philadelphia has an estimate of 500 food pantries and soup kitchens
False- 700
POVERTY
“At a staggering 28 percent, Philadelphia’s poverty rate is the highest among the nation’s 10 largest cities. Over 430,000 of our 1,547,600 citizens live below the federal poverty line…Black Philadelphians and Latinos are twice as likely to be poor as whites. Poverty is also high among people with disabilities (40 percent) and households headed by single mothers (42 percent). most distressing of all, 39 percent of Philadelphia’s children are poor.”
(Shared Prosperity Philadelphia)
Hunger
Poverty
Can you think of any causes or factors that contribute to poverty?
Factors with Poverty
• Limited income• Unemployment• Lack of resources• Lack of support system
What is SNAP?
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps)• Most effective way to control• Helps buy food for families with limited income• As of Sept 2013- 1,824,548 people use SNAP in Pennsylvania• Philadelphia Area: 662,502 use SNAP
However, 180,000 qualify in Philadelphia but don’t use it.
Who Qualifies for SNAP?
• Household Size Monthly Income (Before Taxes) 1 person $1,533
2 $2,069 3 $2,6054 $3,1415 $3,6776 $4,2137 $4,7498 $5,285
Each extra person+$536
Who Qualifies for SNAP?
• Assets• Can’t have no more than 5,500 in assets (Seniors 60 and
over/people with disabilities- 9,000)• What are the assets• Cash on hand• Stocks and Bonds• Checking and Savings Accounts
How much of an impact is this for
Philly?
February 4, 2013
•Senate passed Farms Bill which cut $8.6 billion from SNAP•Farm Bill: Legislation that guides and authorizes federal funding for food and farm policies
Effects on Cutbacks
What does that mean for Philadelphia?
• Households will lose money given from food assistance• Example 4 person household loses $36= 21 meals
• Heat and Eat- Coordination with LIHEAP• 175,000 households lose about $65/month
• Food Banks and Charitable Orgs will have limited access to serve others due to supply and demand• Grocery stores/small businesses lose revenue from food
purchases
What does that mean for Philadelphia?
Monthly Benefits Lost
1 person* -$11 2 people -$20
3 people -$29
4 people -$36 5 people -$43
In Reality…
• Family choose to stretch out their money (limited income) by buying cheaper/processed food• Unhealthy options are more
available in the community
Effects from Unhealthy Eating
Along with malnutrition eating junk food or food that’s considered unhealthy can impact:• Heart Disease• Diabetes• Obesity
ACTIVITY TIME!
So what are solutions in advocating
hunger?
Special Guest: Rachel Aistrop