What is the Real Face of Hunger?
Hungry does not mean homeless. It may surprise you to learn that, every day, working parents in Southern Nevada face an unthinkable choice between feeding their families and paying the bills. Three Square was founded to help people like this get the food their families need to survive so that they can focus on other things-like getting back on their feet.
- One in eight households in Nevada struggle with hunger
- 50% of children in the Clark County School District receive free and reduced-price meals
- 31,000 children under the age of 18 are served each month by Three Square’s Agency Partners
In spring 2009, the Three Square Food Bank launched an ambitious research initiative: to map the impacts, implications and indirect costs of hunger in Southern Nevada. This research was done in conjunction with a series of events which brought together local, national and international experts in the fields of hunger and social services. The result is Three Square’s first policy paper, “Hunger’s Impact on Our Community: Envisioning a Food-Secure Southern Nevada.” This report explores the impacts of hunger in Southern Nevada in four specific topic areas:
- Children and Education
- Senior Citizens
- Health Care
- Economy and Housing
To read the full report, click here.
To read the White Paper Synopsis, click here.
2010 Hunger in America Report
Every four years Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, collaborates with participating member food banks to evaluate the extent of hunger in America. Three Square and our Agency Partners participated in the most recent study which concludes that more than 37 million people – one in eight Americans – receive emergency food each year through the nation’s network of food banks and the agencies they serve.
Locally, Three Square, through our Agency Partners, served more than 214,500 individuals during 2009. In addition, we packed and provided nearly 5,000 bags of food weekly to Clark County School District students through our “BackPack for Kids” Program, served 39,000 meals through our Summer Food Service Program and provided hundreds of meals daily to kids in after school programs through our “Kids Cafe” Program.
To read the Synopsis of Hunger in America 2010 Southern Nevada Report, click here.
To read the full Feeding America Hunger in America 2010 National Report, click here.
