Agency Data
During a data collection period in early 2001, nearly 24,000 local emergency hunger-relief agencies completed survey questionnaires, totaling an overall response rate of 77.4 percent.
Food banks and food-rescue organizations in the America's Second Harvest Network distributed 1.4 billion pounds of food in 2000. Although we distributed more food in 2001 than we did in 1997, demand has still increased. Sixty-seven percent of food pantries and 75% of soup kitchens told us that the overwhelming threat they face in 2001 is a lack of funding; more than a third cited a lack of adequate food stocks to meet current demand, let alone to meet an increase in requests for help.
10 - Agencies and Food Programs: Profiles
10.1.1 - Participating Programs, by Program Type
10.2.1 - Number of Programs Operated by Agencies
10.3.1 - Agencies Operating Various Type(s) of Programs
10.4.1 - Length of Programs' Operation
10.5.1 - Other Services Programs Provided in Addition to Food Distribution, by Program Type
10.5.2 - Number of Additional Services, by Program Type
10.5.3 - Other Types of Facilities Agencies Operate in Addition to Food Distribution
10.6.1 - Type of Agency That Operates the Program
10.7.1 - Programs Serving Selected Types of Clients
10.8.1 - Agency Estimates of Change in Number of Clients From 1998 to 2001
10.9.1 - Seasonality of Client Mix
11 - Agencies and Food Programs: Food Services
11.1.1 - Number of Boxes or Bags Distributed in a Typical Week
11.2.1 - Amount of Food Served on the Day the Program Was Last Open
12 - Agencies and Food Programs: Ability to Meet Client Needs
12.1.1 - Stability of Exisiting Food Programs
12.2.1 - Frequency of Stretching Food Resources
12.2.1n - Estimated Number of Programs Having to Stretch Food Resources
12.3.1 - Programs That Turned Away Clients
12.3.2 - Most Frequent Reasons the Program Turned Away Clients
12.4.1 - Additional Food Resources Neded Per Week
13 - Agencies and Food Programs: Resources
13.1.1 - Sources of Food Distributed by Programs
13.2.1 - Staff and Volunteer Resources During Previous Week
13.2.1n - Estimated Number of Volunteers and Volunteer Hours During Previous Week
13.3.1 - Products Purchased From Sources Other Than Food Bank
14.1.1 - Products Needed From Food Banks
