Section 10.5.1

10.5.1 - Other Services Programs Provided in Addition to Food Distribution, by Program Type

Agencies were provided with a list of additional possible services and asked which services their programs provide to their clients. Table 10.5.1 shows what percentage of food programs supply the services listed.

Table 10.5.1

OTHER SERVICES PROGRAMS PROVIDE IN ADDITION TO FOOD DISTRIBUTION, BY PROGRAM TYPE

Other Services Provided by Programs	Pantry Programs	Kitchen Programs	Shelter Programs
Food-Related Support
Nutrition counseling	18.2%	20.0%	36.0%
Eligibility counseling for WIC	12.3%	6.3%	24.4%
Eligibility counseling for food stamps	15.0%	9.6%	32.0%
Soup kitchen meals	5.4%	n.a.	20.4%
Food pantry bags	n.a.	21.3%	22.0%

Client Training
Employment training	8.3%	12.5%	33.1%
Supported employment (Welfare to Work or job training)	6.1%	7.9%	16.1%
Retraining physically disabled	2.1%	2.7%	6.0%
Retraining mentally ill/challenged	2.6%	4.5%	8.9%

Other Assistance
Eligibility counseling for other government programs	8.7%	8.6%	22.3%
Legal services	4.6%	5.5%	20.9%
Tax preparation help (Earned Income Tax Credit)	5.8%	5.3%	10.3%
Utility bill assistance (Low-Income Heating and Energy Assistance Programs)	20.3%	9.0%	11.9%
Short-term financial assistance	13.8%	5.5%	15.8%
Budget and credit counseling	11.1%	6.7%	33.5%
Consumer protection	3.0%	3.4%	5.9%
Information and referral	35.7%	30.0%	61.4%
Language translation	9.5%	8.0%	17.7%

Housing Services
Short-term shelter	7.9%	6.2%	n.a.
Subsidized housing assistance	5.5%	3.2%	17.1%
Housing rehabilitation or repair	3.7%	2.7%	4.9%

Health and Other Services
Health services or health clinics	8.6%	13.7%	33.1%
Transportation	17.7%	18.1%	60.3%
Clothing	42.9%	34.3%	72.2%
Furniture	21.2%	11.7%	38.9%
Senior programs	10.7%	11.1%	5.4%

No additional services	7.7%	5.7%	4.5%
SAMPLE SIZE (N)	12,468	2,853	2,131

Source
This table was constructed based on usable responses to Question 4 of the agency survey.

Missing, don't know, and refusal responses combined are 5.2% for pantry programs, 11.4% for kitchen programs, and 5.2% for shelter programs.

n.a. = not applicable.

Notes
All usable responses were weighted as described in Chapter 3 and in the Technical Appendix volume to represent all emergency food programs of the A2H network. The sample sizes (N) also include missing data.

12.3% of pantries and 24.4% of shelters provide counseling for WIC. Other services provided by the programs or the agencies include:

15.0% of the pantries, 9.6% of the kitchens, and 32.0% of the shelters provide eligibility counseling for food stamps.
22.3% of the shelters provide counseling for other government programs.
20.3% of the pantries provide utility bill assistance.
35.7% of the pantries, 30.0% of the kitchens, and 61.4% of the shelters provide information and referral services.
33.1% of the shelters provide employment training.
8.6% of the pantries, 13.7% of the kitchens, and 33.1% of the shelters provide health services or health clinics.
60.3% of the shelters provide transportation.
42.9% of the pantries, 34.3% of the kitchens, and 72.2% of the shelters provide clothing.