F A C T S H E E T

Emergency Food and Shelter Programs
April 2006

America's Second Harvest Network Report
Hunger in America 2006

Who do we serve at River City Community Services? And what brings them to our agency?

Families that come to RCCS for food are statistically very close to those profiled by America's Second Harvest Network, Hunger in America 2006: In that study, the following statistics were reported:

48% percent coming for emergency food are families with children.

38% percent of the families include at least one employed adult.

The average reported income is $860 per month.

68% report incomes below poverty level.
Families come to RCCS because they must make difficult choices:

42% report having to choose between buying food and paying for utilities.

35% report having to choose between buying food and paying for housing.

32% report having to choose between buying food and paying medical costs.

April 2006:

• 1,806 Clients
  
• 1,182 Adults
  
• 624 Children
  
• 866 Households
  
• 20,702 lbs