Estimated Number of Programs Having to Stretch Food Resources (12.2.1N)
The data presented above indicate that substantial numbers of programs found it necessary, either sometimes or always, to reduce meal portions or reduce the quantity of food in food packages due to lack of food (Table 12.2.1N).
Table 12.2.1N
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF PROGRAMS HAVING TO STRETCH FOOD RESOURCES
| During 2005, How Often the Program Had to Reduce Meal Portions or Reduce the Quantity of Food in Food Packages Because of a Lack of Food | Pantry Programs |
Kitchen Programs |
Shelter Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
Never |
11,681 |
3,646 |
3,033 |
Rarely |
12,600 |
1,434 |
849 |
SUBTOTAL |
24,281 |
5,080 |
3,882 |
Sometimes |
5,040 |
487 |
236 |
Always |
326 |
39 |
21 |
SUBTOTAL |
5,366 |
526 |
257 |
ESTIMATED TOTAL NUMBER OF PROGRAMS a |
29,647 |
5,601 |
4,143 |
Key findings include:
- An estimated 5,366 pantries, 526 kitchens, and 257 shelters reported having to take steps to stretch the available food.
