Human Services News

From: Food Research and Action Center

The annual survey "U.S. Conference of Mayors/Sodexho Survey on Hunger and Homelessness," released on December 19th, documented increased food security needs among families with children and elderly persons as well as insufficient resources to fully meet needs in many cities.

On average, 18 percent of the demand for emergency food assistance is estimated to have gone unmet in survey cities during the last year. Forty-three percent of cities said emergency food assistance programs were turning people away due to lack of resources.

http://www.frac.org/html/news/mayors121803.htm