Senior Hunger

Economist Dr. Eugene Smolensky, Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley, characterizes it as a “first class report… using up to the minute methodology and the latest available data, which finally takes us beyond anecdote, and small and partial studies, to a reliable picture of [senior] hunger nationwide. Tragically, the reliable picture that the study...
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Food insecurity

Nearly six million seniors faced the threat of hunger in 2007. 11.4 percent of all seniors experienced some form of food insecurity. Of these, about 2.5 million were at risk of hunger and about 750,000 suffered from hunger due to financial constraints. The full report can be found here.
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Our Community Partners

We couldn’t do it without the help of all these wonderful organizations. Thank you so much for your time and effort! Corporations AAA Allied Group, Inc. AT&T Alliance Bank AVIVA Bartlett & West Engineers Berberich Trahan & Co. Blue Cross & Blue Shield Blue Cross Tech Team Burlington Northern Santa Fe C-BIZ Advisory Services Capital City Bank Capitol Federal Clayton...
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Ending Senior Hunger

A groundbreaking research study found that as of 2007, there were nearly 6 million seniors facing the threat of hunger. Our goal is to match that number – with 6 million people who are willing to stand up and take the pledge to end senior hunger in America by the year 2020.
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