• Over 35 million Americans, including over 12 million children, suffer from hunger or live on the edge of hunger.
  
  
• 17.2% of children in the U.S. live in hungry or food insecure households.
  
  
• 4% of U.S. households experience hunger.
  
  
• 10.9% of American households are food insecure at least some time during the year. Meaning 1 in 10 American homes are at risk of hunger.
  
  
• Infant mortality, poor cognitive development and increased risk of disease are all consequences of chronic hunger in children.
  
  
• Over 9% of Americans 65 years of age and older live in poverty.
  
  
• Nearly 12% of rural households in the United States face hunger every day.
  
  
• According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Food Stamp Program is the nation’s single most important resource in the fight against hunger. Eligible individuals must earn a net income below 130% of the federal poverty line.
  
  
• According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, the poverty line for a family of four is $21,200.
  
  
• The average gross income of food stamp households is $673 per month.
  
  
• The average amount of money that food stamp recipients receive per month is $95.64.
  
  
• 80% of households that receive food stamps contain children and 1/3 of households that receive food stamps contain seniors and disabled individuals.
  
  
• 40% of food stamp recipient households have at least one adult working a minimum of 40 hours per week.
  
  
• Over 17.7 million children receive free or reduced price lunch at school every day.
  
  
• To be eligible for free school lunches, children’s families must earn at or below 130% of the federal poverty line.

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