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We are excited to present you with a copy of The Almanac of Hunger and Poverty in America 2007, the premier resource for national and state facts affecting low-income Americans as well as information on our Network of food banks and food rescue organizations and their charitable agencies.  This publication will serve as the definitive go-to guide for anti-hunger advocates both nationally and locally, lawmakers and their staffs, and the media.

Last year, we released the inaugural 2006 edition of the Almanac at a Hunger Awareness Day event in Washington, DC.  The response was incredible.  Legislators communicated to us how useful it was to have, at their fingertips, access to statistics on federal nutrition programs in their home states.  People in the anti-hunger arena praised the readable, useful format.  Network Members immediately wanted more copies to share with their media contacts.

It’s hard to build on such a momentous success, but we believe we have.  We have expanded the wealth of data contained herein with the inclusion of Member-specific service data from Hunger in America 2006, America’s Second Harvest Network’s groundbreaking study on emergency food recipients and the charities that serve them.  Peppered throughout, you’ll find more data on federal nutrition programs and a new section on state-specific programs.  We’ve also made the contents more user-friendly with the inclusion of a “dashboard” section in the state pages that quickly shows how that state ranks compared to other states in key indicators.

All of these improvements are designed to bring us closer to our ultimate goal of a hunger-free America by arming all of us with an invaluable tool to educate and inform.

Tyson Foods, Inc. has kindly underwritten cost of the publication of the Almanac, which is in addition to the wonderful work they do to help the America’s Second Harvest Network achieve its mission through the donation of millions of pounds of much-needed, nutritious protein products.  The Almanac is an excellent example of the collaborative spirit needed among public and private entities to ultimately end hunger.

Vicki Escarra	John Tyson
President and CEO America's Second Harvest—     The Nation's Food Bank Network	Chairman Tyson Foods, Inc