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Hunger Almanac 2007

 The Almanac of Hunger and Poverty in America 2007
America’s Second Harvest — The Nation’s Food Bank Network's 
Comprehensive Guide to National and State Facts on Hunger and Poverty 

Tyson Foods
Sponsor


We are pleased to present the second and expanded edition of the nation’s most comprehensive guide to national and state facts on domestic hunger and poverty. We hope this guide, with its unique combination of original research from the America’s Second Harvest Network along with current statistics from a multitude of government and private sources, will become the most powerful needed to understand the causes and consequences of hunger in our communities and in our country. Most importantly, we hope that the Almanac become a vital instrument in fostering the debate on how we can reduce and ultimately end hunger in America.


This Almanac is divided into five sections and 52 State Reports (includes D.C. and Puerto Rico) [ pdficon_small  pdf files]:

  • Section I - About America’s Second Harvest — The Nation’s Food Bank Network features the past and present work of our organization, including the many programs and initiatives that have made the America’s Second Harvest Network a leader in the fight against domestic hunger. In addition, you will find a glossary of commonly used terms in the universe of hunger-relief and, new to this year’s edition, a summary of federal hunger-related legislative activities. As you will likely note throughout this publication, the America’s Second Harvest Network does so much more than move food – research and policy are crucial activities within our organization towards our mission of ending hunger.

  • Section II –Federal Nutrition Programs provides insightful portrayals of the programs that are so vital to the more than 25 million Americans we serve. Incorporating historical accounts with contemporary program activities and challenges, this section will provide readers with a firm foundation from which we hope will develop even more public support on the benefits of these critical federal programs.

  • Section III – National Statistics on Hunger and Poverty in America contains a statistical snapshot of the current state of hunger and poverty in America. Unique to this section are the tables ranking each state relative to all others in the key indicators of hunger and poverty in America. This piece of the Almanac also provides readers with the national-level data that is reflected in each state in Section IV for easy comparison.
  • Section IV - State-By-State Statistics on Hunger and Poverty in America compiles even more data and features than our celebrated 2006 edition.  For each state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rice, you will find a detailed map illustrating the Congressional Districts and Counties served by our network members, an exhaustive list of demographic and program information on the residents of the state, as well as comprehensive figures on the operations of each member of our network.  New to this year’s edition is the Comparative Dashboard that begins each state layout in this section.  The Dashboard is meant to be a visual tool that quickly communicates to the reader the state’s ranking in comparison to all others among six important indicators of hunger and poverty.

Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware  District of Columbia | Florida |  Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho |Illinois| Indiana |Iowa | Kansas |  Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota  | Missouri | Mississippi|  Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico  | New York  | North Carolina  | North Dakota | Ohio |Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island  | Puerto Rico | South Carolina  | South Dakota  | Tennessee | Texas | Utah |  Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia  | Wisconsin | Wyoming

  • Section V – Resources not only includes citations of the works used throughout the publication, but also showcases important materials required of an anti-hunger advocate, including U.S. Census Bureau Poverty Thresholds, Poverty Guidelines from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Food Stamp Program Eligibility Cap Chart.


    The Almanac is a unique and valuable tool for policymakers and advocates or anyone committed to finding solutions to the problem of hunger in America.