Issues in Food Assistance-The Emergency Food Assistance System: Findings from the Client Survey

Ronette Briefel , Jonathan Jacobson , and Laura Tiehen

United States Department of Agriculture

关键词: emergency food;    food pantry;    soup kitchen;    community kitchen;    emergency kitchen;    food bank;    emergency food organization;    hunger;    food insecurity;    food security;    food assistance;    faith-based organization;   

RP-ID  :  FANRR-26-10

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: United States Department of Agriculture Publications

【 摘 要 】

Food pantries and emergency kitchens play an important role in feeding America's low-income and needy populations. These organizations are part of the Emergency Food Assistance System (EFAS), a network run largely by private organizations with some Federal support. This issues brief summarizes findings from a survey of EFAS customers. The survey found that, during a typical month in 2001, food pantries served about 12.5 million people, and emergency kitchens served about 1.1 million people. The majority of EFAS households participate in a Federal food assistance program, including two-thirds of food-pantry clients and 45 percent of emergency-kitchen clients. However, a substantial number of EFAS households do not receive food stamps, though they appear to be eligible for them.