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Section 7.1.1n

7.1.1n - Use of Food Stamp Program

As shown in Table 7.1.1N, the data reviewed above imply that substantial numbers of A2H clients participate in the food stamp program.

Table 7.1.1n
USE OF FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
  Pantry Client Households Kitchen Client Households Shelter Client Households All Client Households
Client or anyone in the household had applied for food stamps 4,672,000 679,800 414,780 5,766,580
Client or anyone in the household currently receiving food stamps 2,263,000 259,600 158,720 2,681,320
ESTIMATED TOTAL NUMBER OF CLIENT HOUSEHOLDS 7,300,000 1,100,000 620,000 9,020,000

Key findings are:

  • Approximately 2.7 million A2H households participate in the Food Stamp Program.
  • This number includes: approximately 2.3 million pantry households, 0.3 million kitchen household and 0.2 million shelter households. (Numbers do not add due to rounding.)