food bank of the southern tier hunger has a cure
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Food Bank of the Southern Tier
Hunger Has a Cure
What is Hunger?
What Is a Food Bank?
Food Pantry
Food Warehouse
Products•Manufacturers •Processors •Distributors •Retailers •Growers
Food Bank of the Southern Tier
Agencies•Food
Pantries•Soup
Kitchens•Senior Centers
•Shelters •Youth Programs
•Residential Programs
People in Need
Flow of Food to the Hungry
Hunger in the Southern Tier
Each week, over 11,000 individuals visit a pantry,
soup kitchen or emergency shelter.
Hunger in Tompkins County
• Almost 14% of people live below the poverty level.
• 32 member agencies distributed over 1 million pounds of food.
• 50% of clients are seniors.
Who Are the Hungry?
• Working Poor
• People on a fixed income
• Families with children
• Not all are receiving public assistance
• Many have to make difficult choices
Making Ends Meet
Basic Needs Family of 4 $12.23/hour
Minimum Wage
$7.25/hour
Poverty Guidelines Family of 4
Weekly
Monthly
Yearly
$978
$4,239
$50,863
$580 $424
$2,513 $1,838
$30,160 $22,050
Federal Safety Net
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – 130% ($2,389)
• Family Health Plus – 175% ($2,757)
• Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) – 212% ($3,903)
• Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) – 220%
($4,043)
Gaps in Federal Safety Net
• SNAP– Only 53% of eligible New Yorkers receive
benefits.– Thrifty Food Plan.
• When Work Doesn’t Pay:– Cliffs and Phase Outs
“Sweet Charity”
• Emergency Food Programs– Food Pantries– Soup Kitchens – Emergency Shelters
• The 7 Deadly “Ins” of Emergency Food
The 7 Deadly “Ins”
1. Insufficiency
2. Inappropriateness
3. Nutritional Inadequacy
4. Instability
5. Inaccessibility
6. Inefficiency
7. Indignity
What can you do?
• Learn about the issue– Register for email updates from the Food Research and
Action Center - frac.org
• Get involved in direct service– Volunteer at a local pantry or soup kitchen– Community Food Security Projects– Coordinate a fund/food drive
• Advocate for change– Cornell Against Hunger – [email protected]– Tompkins County Worker’s Center- tclivingwage.org– Mobilize.org
Questions?